Body norms and fat stigma in global perspective

Current Anthropology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 269-276

  Brewis, Alexandra A ^a   Wutich, Amber ^a   Falletta Cowden, Ashlan ^a   Rodriguez Soto, Isa ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955410016     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659309     Document Type: Article

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