Baldness: A Social History

by Kerry Segrave

Overview

Each year, men spend an enormous amount of time and money searching for a cure to male pattern baldness. Numerous psychological assessments indicate that the reasons behind their futile efforts are sound: attitudes toward bald men are overwhelmingly negative.

From the first torturous attempts at hair implants to the faddish, well-hyped drug treatments of today, the extremes to which men have gone in an effort to regrow hair or cover their bald scalps are examined in this work. The various causes for baldness advanced by credible members of the medical establishment over the years are detailed, as well as instances of outright quackery prompted by numerous individuals and companies. Wigs, weaving, transplants, flaps and scalp reduction are among the techniques explained.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786440795
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	12/31/2008
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theaters, ticket-scalping, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking and shoplifting. He lives in British Columbia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     

1 Bald Facts and Fictions     
2 Hats, Ivory Domes, Razors, and Dangerous Barbers     
3 Everything Under the Sun     
4 Rubbing, Blistering, and Electrifying     
5 Desperately Seeking Hair     
6 Wigs and Weaving     
7 Implants     
8 Transplants, Flaps, and Scalp Reductions     
9 Celebrities and Politicians     
10 Bald Attitude     
11 This Is Not Snake Oil     

Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

the author considers theories of the causes of male pattern baldness, cures of hair loss from the medical establishment, various kinds of quackery, and attitudes towards what he calls ‘rugs, plugs, and drugs’”—Reference & Research Book News.

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The author considers theories of the causes of male pattern baldness, cures of hair loss from the medical establishment, various kinds of quackery, and attitudes towards what he calls "rugs, plugs, and drugs." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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the author considers theories of the causes of male pattern baldness, cures of hair loss from the medical establishment, various kinds of quackery, and attitudes towards what he calls 'rugs, plugs, and drugs'

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