New women, old messages? Constructions of femininities, race and hypersexualised bodies in selected South African magazines, 2003-2006

Social Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-148

  Sanger, Nadia ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Femininities; Hypersexuality; Race; South african women's magazines

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649089503     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533950802667301     Document Type: Article

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