Beauty mandates and the appearance obsession

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 15-26

  Myers, Anna ^a   Taub, Jennifer ^a   Morris, Jessica F ^a   Rothblum, Esther D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b University of Vermont   (United States)

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EID: 85009585800     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v03n04_03     Document Type: Article

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