A Qualitative Investigation of Women's and Men's Body Image Concerns and their Attitudes Toward Aging

Sex Roles

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 675-684

  Halliwell, Emma ^a   Dittmar, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Body; Gender; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346957261     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000003137.71080.97     Document Type: Review

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