Saving Face
Author | : Heather Laine Talley |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2014-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780814784112 |
ISBN-13 | : 0814784119 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Download or read book Saving Face written by Heather Laine Talley and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Saving Face, sociologist Heather Laine Talley examines the cultural meaning and social significance of interventions aimed at repairing faces defined as disfigured. Using ethnography, participant-observation, content analysis, interviews, and autoethnography, Talley explores four sites in which a range of faces are 'repaired': face transplantation, facial feminization surgery, the reality show Extreme Makeover, and the international charitable organization Operation Smile."--Page [4] of cover.