Shaving It All Off: Examining Social Norms of Body Hair among College Men in a Women's Studies Course

Women's Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 559-577

  Fahs, Breanne ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

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EID: 84879633546     PISSN: 00497878     EISSN: 15477045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00497878.2013.794058     Document Type: Article

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