"Beware of the estrogen assault": Ideals of old manhood in anti-aging advertisements

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-368

  Calasanti, Toni ^a   King, Neal ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti aging; Internet; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049041300     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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