African American Women's Sexual Objectification Experiences: A Qualitative Study

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 458-475

  Watson, Laurel B ^a,b   Robinson, Dawn ^a   Dispenza, Franco ^a   Nazari, Negar ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; eating disorders; feminism; objectification theory; racial and ethnic groups; racism; safety; sexism; social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870211283     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684312454724     Document Type: Article

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