African American men's perceptions of body figure attractiveness: An acculturation study

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 370-385

  Webb, Tammy T ^a   Looby, E Joan ^b   Fults McMurtery, Regina ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TOUGALOO COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; African American men; Attractiveness; Body figure; Body image; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845778068     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934703254100     Document Type: Article

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