Karma Eaters: The Politics of Food and Fat in Women's Land Communities in the United States

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-134

  Luis, Keridwen N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; fat studies; fatphobia; intentional community; lesbian lands; lesbian studies; women's lands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; THINNESS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84855919816     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2011.605007     Document Type: Article

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