The role of the mass media in promoting a thin standard of bodily attractiveness for women

Silverstein, Brett, Perdue, Lauren, Peterson, Barbara, Kelly, Eileen·1986·Sex Roles

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Authors: Silverstein, B., Perdue, L., Peterson, B., & Kelly, E.
Venue: Sex Roles
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1986-05
Volume: 14
Issue: 9-10
Pages: 519-532
ISSN: 0360-0025 (ISSN-L)
1573-2762
DOI: 10.1007/bf00287452
OpenAlex: W2081509306
Cited by: 543
References: 0
FWCI: 5.11
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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