Masculinities, the Metrosexual, and Media Images: Across Dimensions of Age and Ethnicity

Sex Roles

Volumn 63, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 682-696

  Pompper, Donnalyn ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Body image; Ethnicity; Masculine gender role conflict theory; Masculinities; Media; Metrosexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649731237     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9870-7     Document Type: Article

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