The construction of beauty: A cross-cultural analysis of women's magazine advertising

Journal of Communication

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-70

  Frith, Katherine T ^a   Shaw, Ping ^b   Cheng, Hong ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 16344380633     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/55.1.56     Document Type: Article

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