Awakening to the desires of older women: Deconstructing ageism within fashion magazines

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-109

  Lewis, Denise C ^a   Medvedev, Katalin ^b   Seponski, Desiree M ^a  

^a Department of Child and Family Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 79952362527     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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