Empowerment without Feminism? Sexual Objectification Post-feminist Style
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENDER & WOMEN'S STUDIES
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2333-6021,2333-603X
DOI: 10.15640/ijgws.v7n1a9