Action figures and men

Sex Roles

Volumn 53, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 877-885

  Barlett, Chris ^a   Harris, Richard ^a   Smith, Sara ^a   Bonds Raacke, Jennifer ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Briar Cliff University   (United States)

Author keywords

Action figures; Body image; Males; Self image; Toys

Indexed keywords

EID: 29844443791     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-8304-4     Document Type: Review

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