The hairlessness norm: The removal of body hair in women

Sex Roles

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 873-885

  Tiggemann, Marika ^a   Kenyon, Sarah J ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032270062     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018828722102     Document Type: Article

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