Reading representations of black, east asian, and white women in magazines for adolescent girls

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 799-808

  Sengupta, Rhea ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Advertisements; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845347406     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9047-6     Document Type: Article

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