Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.
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Ordinary people come through here: introducing the work of the beauty salon -- Inventing beauty: the history of the beauty salon -- Just because it feels good doesn't make it right?: identity in the beauty salon -- The hidden labour of beauty -- Look good, feel better: promoting health in the beauty salon -- You feel better when you leave: some concluding comments.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this fascinating and nuanced study, Paula Black strips away many popular assumptions about the beauty industry, including the one that says it exploits people's insecurity by projecting an illusory beauty myth.