The mass marketing of disordered eating and Eating Disorders: The social psychology of women, thinness and culture

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 208-224

  Hesse Biber, Sharlene ^a   Leavy, Patricia ^a   Quinn, Courtney E ^a   Zoino, Julia ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; DISEASE; MASS MEDIA; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WOMENS HEALTH;

EID: 33745013054     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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