Exploring the politics of women's in/visible 'large' bodies

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 260-267

  Tischner, Irmgard ^a   Malson, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41749114989     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353507083096     Document Type: Article

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