Staring how we look

Summary: From a very young age we are told not to stare, and one hallmark of maturation is the ability to resist (or at least hide) our staring behavior. And yet, rarely do we master the impulse. Despite the complicated role it plays in our development, and its unique brand of visual enticement, staring has not been considered before as a suitable object for socio-cultural analysis. What is it about certain kinds of people that makes it impossible to take our eyes off them? Why are some visual stimuli irresistible? Why does staring produce so much anxiety? Drawing on examples from art, media, fashion.

Record details

ISBN: 0195326806 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780195326802 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0195326792 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780195326796 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0199716765 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780199716760 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 244 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-232) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Why do we stare? -- A physical response -- A cultural history -- A social relationship -- Knowledge gathering -- Regulating our looks -- Looking away, staring back -- Faces -- Hands -- Breasts -- Bodies -- Beholding.
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Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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