Ethnic plastic surgeries in Brazil: identity, multiculturalism and globalization

The purpose of this research is to understand the socio-cultural transformations generated by ethnic plastic surgeries through a reflection about identity, multiculturalism and globalization in Brazil. This surgical procedure is considered a way of immigrants to be integrate in the modern societies,...

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Main Author: Luciana Maria MASIERO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Salamanca 2016-10-01
Series:Revista de Estudios Brasileños
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/2386-4540/article/view/19067
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spelling doaj-3b4bb8a7c1874f389739b10db76dfee32020-11-25T02:30:10ZengUniversidad de SalamancaRevista de Estudios Brasileños2386-45402016-10-01359911010.14201/reb2016359911016209Ethnic plastic surgeries in Brazil: identity, multiculturalism and globalizationLuciana Maria MASIERO0Universidad de SalamancaThe purpose of this research is to understand the socio-cultural transformations generated by ethnic plastic surgeries through a reflection about identity, multiculturalism and globalization in Brazil. This surgical procedure is considered a way of immigrants to be integrate in the modern societies, because it promotes some body homogeneous by the transformation of distinctive ethnic features. On the other hand, it can also be interpreted as a new form of social subordination and racism. It is a theoretical study based on literature review with emphasis on a social and cultural anthropology.https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/2386-4540/article/view/19067cirugía plásticaetniasidentidadglobalizaciónmulticulturalismo
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Ethnic plastic surgeries in Brazil: identity, multiculturalism and globalization
Revista de Estudios Brasileños
cirugía plástica
etnias
identidad
globalización
multiculturalismo
author_facet Luciana Maria MASIERO
author_sort Luciana Maria MASIERO
title Ethnic plastic surgeries in Brazil: identity, multiculturalism and globalization
title_short Ethnic plastic surgeries in Brazil: identity, multiculturalism and globalization
title_full Ethnic plastic surgeries in Brazil: identity, multiculturalism and globalization
title_fullStr Ethnic plastic surgeries in Brazil: identity, multiculturalism and globalization
title_full_unstemmed Ethnic plastic surgeries in Brazil: identity, multiculturalism and globalization
title_sort ethnic plastic surgeries in brazil: identity, multiculturalism and globalization
publisher Universidad de Salamanca
series Revista de Estudios Brasileños
issn 2386-4540
publishDate 2016-10-01
description The purpose of this research is to understand the socio-cultural transformations generated by ethnic plastic surgeries through a reflection about identity, multiculturalism and globalization in Brazil. This surgical procedure is considered a way of immigrants to be integrate in the modern societies, because it promotes some body homogeneous by the transformation of distinctive ethnic features. On the other hand, it can also be interpreted as a new form of social subordination and racism. It is a theoretical study based on literature review with emphasis on a social and cultural anthropology.
topic cirugía plástica
etnias
identidad
globalización
multiculturalismo
url https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/2386-4540/article/view/19067
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