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<journal-title>Global Journal of Human-Social Science - H: Interdisciplinary</journal-title>
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<issn publication-format="print">0975-587X</issn>
<issn publication-format="electronic">2249-460X</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-title>To What Extent do Female Body Representations Create an Intersectional Understanding of Media Discourse?</article-title>
<subtitle>Intersectional Media Discourse and Female Body Image</subtitle>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Rambaldi</surname><given-names>Chiara</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1" />
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<aff id="aff1">UNITED KINGDOM</aff>
<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2023-08-23">
<day>23</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
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<volume>23</volume>
<issue>H5</issue>
<fpage>65</fpage>
<lpage>69</lpage>
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<kwd>female body; media; representation; socio-cultural discourse; identity.</kwd>
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<p>Despite media significance, a lot still needs to be learned about how women&#039;s bodies are (re)presented in media narratives and the ensuing implications of these representations for womenâ€™s health. The construction of a uniform socio-culturally feminine image regime of truth owing to the feminine body shape standard evolved due to mainstream Western mediaâ€™s fascination with a slender female physique (Aapola, et al., 2005). In our culture, those who do not adhere to such aesthetic standards are often left out of discussions about feminine identity (Duncan, 1994).</p>
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