..., and expression. Makeover shows are one of several resources that reflexively produces a moral and mediated accomplishment—the contemporary self. What connects this sense of individuality to the makeover shows is the restorative power of confession. As Foucault argues in The History of Sexuality...

... makeover shows audience research Romantic self contemporary self institutions sentimental attachment This book began with cautionary tales: makeover shows invoke people’s worst impulses toward laughing and pointing at others’ misfortunes, produce obedient consumers, and turn people into self...