Evulvalution: The portrayal of women's external genitalia and physique across time and the current Barbie doll ideals

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-81

  Schick, Vanessa R ^a,b   Rima, Brandi N ^b   Calabrese, Sarah K ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BEAUTY; BIBLIOMETRICS; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 78650621973     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490903308404     Document Type: Article

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