From sideline to centerfold: The sexual commodification of female sportscasters

Sex in Consumer Culture: The Erotic Content of Media and Marketing

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 87-105

  Skersk, Jamie ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67749112428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203810729     Document Type: Chapter

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