Inventing the cosmo girl: Class identity and girl-style American dreams

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-383

  Ouellette, Laurie ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033467438     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344399021003004     Document Type: Review

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