The body beautiful: Symbolism and agency in the social world

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2004, Pages 297-317

  Reischer, Erica ^a   Koo, Kathryn S ^b  

^a Saint Mary's College of California ^*

^b SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauty; Embodiment; Femininity; Gender

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER ROLE; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 9144260609     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.33.070203.143754     Document Type: Article

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