So, Who Feels Pretty: Negotiating the Meaning of Femininity in a Nonheterosexual Community
In a heteronormative society where hegemonic masculinity prevails, beauty is often synonymous with, and presented as, feminine. For example, pictures of tall, thin women with perfect teeth and perfect skin gloss the covers of magazines and other forms of media as representative of some beauty ideal....
Main Author: | Palder, Amy |
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Format: | Others |
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Digital Archive @ GSU
2008
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Online Access: | http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/sociology_diss/36 http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1035&context=sociology_diss |
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