Black and white adolescent males' perceptions of ideal body size

Sex Roles

Volumn 34, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 391-406

  Thompson, Sharon H ^b   Sargent, Roger G ^a   Kemper, Karen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030552768     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01547808     Document Type: Article

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