Objectification Theory: Areas of Promise and Refinement

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-163

  Moradi, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

body surveillance; culture; gender; objectification theory; self objectification

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650398102     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000010384279     Document Type: Article

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