The pursuit of perfection: A narrative analysis of how women’s magazines cover eating disorders

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 221-240

  Bishop, Ronald ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Image; Eating Disorders; Magazines; Narrative Analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85005894756     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106461701753287732     Document Type: Article

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