Addressing gender and cultural diversity in body image: Objectification theory as a framework for integrating theories and grounding research

Sex Roles

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 138-148

  Moradi, Bonnie ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Eating disorder symptomatology; Gender diversity; Gendered body image; Objectification theory; Self objectification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955277970     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9824-0     Document Type: Article

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