Reality vs. myth: Constructions of women's insecurity

Feminist Media Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 307-323

  Berrington, Eileen ^a   Jones, Helen ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33746576134     PISSN: 14680777     EISSN: 14715902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1468077022000034817     Document Type: Article

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