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OverviewWomen's breasts have been idealized as symbols of femininity and motherhood. They have held great social and psychological significance as objects drawing intrusive gazes, and as images of self worth to be measured against an idealized form. It is no wonder, then, that a technology emerged to alter and """"enhance"""" their appearance. Nora Jacobson traces the hundred-year history of one such technology: breast implants. Organized both chronologically and thematically, this book examines the history of breast implant technology from 1895 to 1990, including the controversies that erupted in the early 1990s over the safety of the devices and the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of their use. Jacobson examines such topics as politics and bias in medical practice and the role of bureaucracies, corporations, and governments in establishing policy and regulating implant technology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nora JacobsonPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9780813527154ISBN 10: 0813527155 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 28 February 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock ![]() Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationNORA JACOBSON is a medical sociologist who conducts research on how the social construction of health and illness affects the making of health policy. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |