Is Gwyneth Paltrow wrong about everything? : how the famous sell us elixirs of health, beauty & happiness / Timothy Caulfield.
2015
R730 .C375 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
Is Gwyneth Paltrow wrong about everything? : how the famous sell us elixirs of health, beauty & happiness / Timothy Caulfield.
Author
Caulfield, Timothy A., 1963-
ISBN
9780807057483 (hardback)
0807057487 (hardback)
9780807039700 (paperback)
0807039705 (paperback)
9780807057490 (ebook)
0807057495
9780807057490
0807057487 (hardback)
9780807039700 (paperback)
0807039705 (paperback)
9780807057490 (ebook)
0807057495
9780807057490
Published
Boston : Beacon Press, [2015]
Language
English
Description
xviii, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
R730 .C375 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
613.2
Summary
"An exploration of the effect our celebrity-dominated culture has on our ideas of living the good life. Our perceptions of beauty, health, success, and happiness are framed by a popular culture that is increasingly disconnected from reality. This isn't just a hyperbolic assertion. Research tells us that our health decisions and goals are influenced by both celebrity culture and celebrity endorsements, that our children's ambitions are now overwhelmingly governed by the fantasy of fame, and that our ideals of beauty and success are mediated through a celebrity-dominated worldview. The celebrity brand is at once the most desired state of being (modern-day royalty!) and one of the most socially problematic. Health law and policy researcher Timothy Caulfield provides a fun look into the celebrity world, including interesting facts and anecdotes, as well as a boatload of practical and evidence-based advice on everything from diet, skin care, and colon cleanses to detoxing from our celebrity ambitions. Caulfield tries out for American Idol, has a professional makeover, and endures the Gwyneth Paltrow-endorsed cleanse in this thoroughly unique, engaging, and provocative book"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-244) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Idol dreams
Part I. The illusion of celebrity authority. Dieting, Gwyneth, and my cleanse
Beauty tips from beautiful people
Pamela Anderson's breasts
Wired behavior
Beauty and/or health?
Part II. The illusion that you too can be a celebrity. Dreams of fame and fortune
So you want to be a star?
Celebrity dreams and cognitive biases
Simon Cowell and social pressure
Luck and ten thousand hours
A lonely, health-destroying grind?
Conclusion: The dream crusher?
Part I. The illusion of celebrity authority. Dieting, Gwyneth, and my cleanse
Beauty tips from beautiful people
Pamela Anderson's breasts
Wired behavior
Beauty and/or health?
Part II. The illusion that you too can be a celebrity. Dreams of fame and fortune
So you want to be a star?
Celebrity dreams and cognitive biases
Simon Cowell and social pressure
Luck and ten thousand hours
A lonely, health-destroying grind?
Conclusion: The dream crusher?