Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Deviance, Desire and the Pursuit of Perfection /

• Main Author: Nurka, Camille (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Sociology.; Human body-Social aspects.; Social medicine.; Historical sociology.; Gender Studies.; Sociology of the Body.; Medical Sociology.; Historical Sociology.

Examining the fascinating history of female genital cosmetic surgery, Camille Nurka traces the origins of contemporary ideas of genital normality. Over the past twenty years, Western women have become increasingly worried about the aesthetic appearance of their labia minora and are turning to cosmet...