Women and weight: Gendered messages on magazine covers

Sex Roles

Volumn 40, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 647-655

  Malkin, Amy R ^b   Wornian, Kimberlie ^b   Chrisler, Joan C ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033114392     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018848332464     Document Type: Article

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