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Sexism

By: Lori Amber Roessner
In: Encyclopedia of Gender in Media
Edited by: Mary Kosut
Subject:Media & Gender, Sociology of Gender
Keywords:beauty; beauty myths; media; pink collar; sexism; Susan J. Douglas; women

In recent years, some individuals have questioned whether sexism is dead in the Western world. On March 8, 2011, for example, the International Women's Day organization released the results of a poll that revealed that most women do not believe that ...

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  Roessner, L. (2012). Sexism. In M. Kosut (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender in media (pp. 328-333). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218540.n139
  
  Roessner, Lori Amber. "Sexism." In Encyclopedia of Gender in Media, edited by Kosut, Mary, 328-33. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218540.n139.
  
  Roessner, L. 2012. Sexism. In: Mary Kosut Editor, 2012. Encyclopedia of Gender in Media, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 328-333 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218540.n139> [Accessed 13 Jun 2021].
  
  Roessner, Lori Amber. "Sexism." Encyclopedia of Gender in Media. Edited by Mary Kosut. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. 328-33. SAGE Knowledge. 13 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218540.n139.
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