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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ALTERING BODIES, TRANSFORMING SELVES: EMOTION AND GENDER ON EXTREME MAKEOVER By Emily M. Boyd A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Sociology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2007 The members of the Committee approve the dissertation of Emily M. Boyd defended on May 3, 2007. _________________________________ Patricia Y. Martin Professor Directing Dissertation _________________________________ Leigh H. Edwards Outside Committee Member _________________________________ Douglas Schrock Committee Member _________________________________ Jill Quadagno Committee Member Approved: _________________________________ Patricia Y. Martin, Chair, Department of Sociology _________________________________ David Rasmussen, Dean, College of Social Sciences The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables…………………………………………………………………………….v Abstract………………………………………………………………………………….vi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………1 Reality Television and Extreme Makeover……………………………………….2 Why Cosmetic Surgery? .........................................................................................5