Representation of ideal figure size in Ebony magazine: A content analysis

Body Image

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 373-378

  Thompson Brenner, Heather ^a   Boisseau, Christina L ^b   St Paul, Michelle S ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Black; Magazines; Media; Thin ideal

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURE; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVERWEIGHT; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIALIZATION; THINNESS;

EID: 80052510418     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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