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The New Addiction

The New Addiction

Ten years ago 330,000 Americans underwent plastic surgery. This year that number has increased to over 6 million, of which 335,000 are under the age of 18 (So you want a famous face). The increase in numbers of plastic surgeries could be attributed and/or directly proportionate to the increase in extreme makeover shows. According to Charles Cooley, "a person's sense of self is derived from the perceptions of others." We will use Charles Cooly's looking-glass-self theory to argue that mass media has created a social mirror for millions of women, the consequence of which is a "cosmetic surgery addiction".
Cooly's looking-glass-self is defined as "a self-concept based on our perception of others judgments of us" (Sociology pg 97). In the year 2000 more than 6.3 million women chose to have cosmetic plastic surgery, which could be a direct result from people watching TV programs such as "Extreme Makeover", "Swan", and "Nip/Tuck" ("Less is Really More" Paul......


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