Narrating rural lesbian lives: Body Image and lesbian community in central Pennsylvania

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-165

  Yost, Megan R ^a   Chmielewski, Jennifer F ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Lesbians; Qualitative methods; Rural communities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79957505160     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2011.521097     Document Type: Article

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