Mags and abs: Media consumption and bodily concerns in men

Sex Roles

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 397-407

  Hatoum, Ida Jodette ^a   Belle, Deborah ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media; Men's body image; Muscularity; Women's bodily standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244367673     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000049229.93256.48     Document Type: Article

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