African and Caucasian body ideals in South Africa and the United States

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-74

  Coetzee, Vinet ^a   Perrett, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body ideals; Fashion models; Media; South Africa; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650334695     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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