The impact of western beauty ideals on the lives of women: A sociocultural perspective

The Body Beautiful: Evolutionary and Sociocultural Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 259-298

  Calogero, Rachel M ^a   Boroughs, Michael ^b   Thompson, J Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230596887     Document Type: Chapter

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