Killer looks: the forgotten history of plastic surgery in prisons

"In this highly original and highly researched book, Zara Stone draws on the intersectionality of socioeconomic success, racial bias, the prison industry complex, and the fallacy of attractiveness to get to the heart of how appearance and societal approval creates self-worth, and uncovers deepe...

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Main Author: Stone, Zara (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Conneticut Prometheus Books [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 1777
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Keywords:
Prisoners > Medical care > United States
Surgery, Plastic > Social aspects > United States
Criminals > Rehabilitation > United States
Physical-appearance based bias > United States
USA > Kanada > Großbritannien > Strafgefangener > Kosmetische Chirurgie > Reintegration
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Summary:"In this highly original and highly researched book, Zara Stone draws on the intersectionality of socioeconomic success, racial bias, the prison industry complex, and the fallacy of attractiveness to get to the heart of how appearance and societal approval creates self-worth, and uncovers deeper truths of beauty bias, inherited racism, effective recidivism programs, and inequality"--
Physical Description:xiv, 344 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:9781633886728