The Harms of Beauty by Sam Barnes
The beauty industry thrives on creating a sense of dissatisfaction with appearance, with social media adding pressure to conform to idealized images of beauty. This has led to a growing use of products for bodily improvement such as facial injectables and weight loss drugs, which have arguably become increasingly normalized throughout society.
This groundbreaking ethnographic study lifts the lid on the dark side of beauty – revealing why young people are willing to inflict self-harm in the pursuit of ‘perfection’ and exploring the motivations for using, buying and selling counterfeit beauty products and services.
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Harmful Societies
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Colonial and Patriarchal Dimensions of State-Corporate Harm
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Against Youth Violence
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Death by the Powerful
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The Harms of Work
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Labour Exploitation and Work-Based Harm
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Environmental Harm
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Crime, Harm and the State
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How Technologies Harm
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Social Harm and Neoliberalism
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Border Harms and Everyday Violence
“The Harms of Beauty exposes the ugly side of the industries which charge our relentless yet futile pursuit of image perfection and delves deep into the everyday buyer and seller propping up the profitsEssential yet disturbing reading!” Daniel Briggs, Northumbria University
'As one of the first such ethnographic studies of its kind on the counterfeit beauty industry, The Harms of Beauty represents an important addition to the scholarly conversation surrounding intersections of youth, consumerism, beauty, crime, and personal risk.' Choice
'As one of the first such ethnographic studies of its kind on the counterfeit beauty industry, The Harms of Beauty represents an important addition to the scholarly conversation surrounding intersections of youth, consumerism, beauty, crime, and personal risk.' Choice
Sam Barnes is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Arden University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529235340 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529235340 |
| Title | The Harms of Beauty |
| Author | Sam Barnes |
| Series | Studies In Social Harm |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press |
| Year published | 2026-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 172 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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