Bare bodies: Nudity, gender, and the looking glass body

Sociological Forum

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-67

  Weinberg, Martin S ^a   Williams, Colin J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Gender; Intimacy; Nudity; Objectification; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950279894     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2009.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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