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Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema

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Humanities, Film Studies, Film Aesthetics +13

Objectification Theory: Toward Understanding Women's Lived Experiences and Mental Health Risks

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Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +15

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Medicine, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +17

Structure of gender stereotypes: Interrelationships among components and gender label.

Kay Deaux, Laurie Lewis · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1984 · 913 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +12