The influence of race, ethnicity, class, and sexual politics on lesbians' body image

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 49-64

  Pitman, G E ^a  

^a Cabrillo College   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Class; Ethnicity; Feminism; Lesbians; Race; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LESBIAN; POLITICS; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORY;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; POLITICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034507971     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v40n02_04     Document Type: Review

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