On the rag on screen: Menarche in film and television

Sex Roles

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2 SPEC.ISS., 2002, Pages 5-12

  Kissling, Elizabeth Arveda ^a  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

feminist criticism; gender ideology; gender stereotypes; menarche; menstruation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036298389     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016029416750     Document Type: Conference Paper

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