Real men don't eat (vegetable) quiche: Masculinity and the justification of meat consumption

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 363-375

  Rothgerber, Hank ^a  

^a BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Masculinity; Meat eating; Meat justification; Vegetarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887557198     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030379     Document Type: Article

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