04575nam 2201045Ia 450 991078440720332120230818215520.097866127718590-520-93884-41-282-77185-X1-60129-397-610.1525/9780520938847(CKB)1000000000354373(EBL)267390(OCoLC)475992308(SSID)ssj0000109505(PQKBManifestationID)11129054(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109505(PQKBWorkID)10047362(PQKB)10049086(MiAaPQ)EBC267390(DE-B1597)518871(OCoLC)71387603(DE-B1597)9780520938847(Au-PeEL)EBL267390(CaPaEBR)ebr10132122(CaONFJC)MIL277185(EXLCZ)99100000000035437320050607h20062006 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBeauty up exploring contemporary Japanese body aesthetics /Laura MillerBerkeley University of California Press2006©20061 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) illustrations0-520-24509-1 0-520-24508-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Tables --Preliminaries --Acknowledgments --Introduction. Approaches To Body Aesthetics And The Beauty System --1. Changing Beauty Ideology --2. Aesthetic Salons --3. Mammary Mania --4. Body Fashion And Beauty Etiquette --5. Male Beauty Work --6. The Well-Behaved Appetite --7. The Language Of Esute --8. Esute Power --Notes --Bibliography --IndexThis engaging introduction to Japan's burgeoning beauty culture investigates a wide range of phenomenon-aesthetic salons, dieting products, male beauty activities, and beauty language-to find out why Japanese women and men are paying so much attention to their bodies. Laura Miller uses social science and popular culture sources to connect breast enhancements, eyelid surgery, body hair removal, nipple bleaching, and other beauty work to larger issues of gender ideology, the culturally-constructed nature of beauty ideals, and the globalization of beauty technologies and standards. Her sophisticated treatment of this timely topic suggests that new body aesthetics are not forms of "deracializiation" but rather innovative experimentation with identity management. While recognizing that these beauty activities are potentially a form of resistance, Miller also considers the commodification of beauty, exploring how new ideals and technologies are tying consumers even more firmly to an ever-expanding beauty industry. By considering beauty in a Japanese context, Miller challenges widespread assumptions about the universality and naturalness of beauty standards.Human bodySocial aspectsJapanBeauty, PersonalJapanBeauty cultureJapanBody imageJapanPhilosophy, JapaneseJapanSocial life and customsaesthetic salons.beauty culture.beauty ideals.beauty industry.beauty language.beauty standards.beauty work.body aesthetics.body hair removal.consumer society.contemporary history.contemporary japan.cosmetic surgery.cultural criticism.diet and health.elective surgery.gender ideology.identity management.japanese culture.japanese men.japanese women.male beauty.men and women.nonfiction.plastic surgery.popular culture.social science.Human bodySocial aspectsBeauty, PersonalBeauty cultureBody imagePhilosophy, Japanese.306.4/0952Miller Laura1953-1477001MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784407203321Beauty up3691861UNINA