Seeing Eye to Body: The Literal Objectification of Women

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-229

  Heflick, Nathan A ^a   Goldenberg, Jamie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

appearance focus; dehumanization; objectification; sexualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901751529     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721414531599     Document Type: Article

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