The media on violence against women: the paradigm of thinness
Keywords:
violence, gender, health, aesthetic, obesity, media
Abstract
This article attempts to show that the aesthetic pressure through the media, especially exerted on women, can be defined as gender violence; and the consequences of thinness paradigm of our society and obesity stigma that this entails have for their bio-psycho-social health.Downloads
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2015-07-06
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Aparicio Martín E. (2015). The media on violence against women: the paradigm of thinness. Historia y Comunicación Social, 20(1), 107-119. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_HICS.2015.v20.n1.49550
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