Shaken and stirred: A content analysis of women's portrayals in James Bond films

Sex Roles

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 747-761

  Neuendorf, Kimberly A ^a   Gore, Thomas D ^b   Dalessandro, Amy ^b   Janstova, Patricie ^a   Snyder Suhy, Sharon ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Content analysis; Film; James Bond; Sex roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954689588     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9644-2     Document Type: Article

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