Chocs away: Weight watching in the contemporary airline industry

Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-450

  Tyler, Melissa ^a   Abbott, Pamela ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Airlines; Body; Diet; Gender; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037769223     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038598032003002     Document Type: Article

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