Dana Berkowitz's Botox Nation

This summary and review of Botox Nation (Dana Berkowitz 2017) is a deep look into the development of the Botox phenomenon that is in our world today. Botox is a trend that is on the climb and is different from any other ‘anti-aging’ prevention or cure on the market. And somehow along the line Botox was given the okay to be passed off as a medical procedure with curative and preventative powers. (Berkowitz, 2017, p. 5) The author Dana Berkowitz uses Botox as an avenue to view how the norms of bodies, gender, and aging are seen in cultural and personal levels. Berkowitz combines interviews, media analysis, personal experiences, research to fully understand the effects of Botox and to put them in her book, Botox Nation (Dana Berkowitz 2017). Berkowitz's primary studies are in the areas of families, bodies and embodiment, sexuality, gender, sociological and feminist theories, and qualitative methodologies. She also teaches classes at LSU under those studies (Louisiana State University & LSU, 2018). Botox Nation shoes how Botox is changing the face of America through advertisements, medical procedures, cultural views, and much more. Using the textbook Gender: Ideas, interactions, institutions (Wade & Ferree 2015), …show more content…
Botox changing the face of America because it has changed the expectations about the people's aging faces and especially the expectations of women's aging faces. We as a culture feel the need to fix our wrinkles like you would fix a broken tooth, bad vision, or something that can happen in one office visit. Botox seems fine and dandy but the author points out that Botox only lasts about four to six months. Therefore, you would need to get injections done two to three times a year and we are seeing a lot younger women who are now having to commit to a lifetime of Botox