Lifestyle Media and the Formation of the Self

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, Anthropology
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Author: J. Raisborough ISBN: 9780230297555
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: January 5, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: J. Raisborough
ISBN: 9780230297555
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: January 5, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Be the best you can be' urge self-help books and makeover TV shows, but what kind of self is imagined as needing a makeover and what kind of self is imagined as the happy result? Drawing on recent sociology and psychology, this book explores the function of slummy mummies, headless zombies and living autopsies to creating an idea of self.

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Be the best you can be' urge self-help books and makeover TV shows, but what kind of self is imagined as needing a makeover and what kind of self is imagined as the happy result? Drawing on recent sociology and psychology, this book explores the function of slummy mummies, headless zombies and living autopsies to creating an idea of self.

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