Jacobson N
Mental Health Services Research Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53792, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1998 Aug;88(8):1254-61. doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.8.1254.
When silicone gel breast implants became the subject of a public health controversy in the early 1990s, the most pressing concern was safety. This paper looks at another, less publicized issue: the need for implants. Using a symbolic interactionist approach, the author explores the social construction of the need for implants by tracing the history of the 3 surgical procedures for which implants were used. Stakeholders in this history constructed need as legitimized individual desire, the form of which shifted with changes in the technological and social context.
20世纪90年代初，当硅胶乳房植入物成为公共卫生争议的主题时，最紧迫的问题是安全性。本文探讨了另一个较少被关注的问题：植入物的需求。作者运用象征互动主义方法，通过追溯使用植入物的三种外科手术的历史，探究了植入物需求的社会建构。这段历史中的利益相关者将需求建构为合法化的个人欲望，其形式随着技术和社会背景的变化而转变。
