Lolita Effect The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do about It

Name: Lolita Effect The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do about It
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ISBN: 9781590200636

ISBN-10: 1590200632

ISBN-13: 9781590200636

Edition: N/A

Authors: M. Gigi Durham

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Pop culture-and the advertising that surrounds it-teaches young girls and boys five myths about sex and sexuality: Girls don't choose boys, boys choose girls-but only sexy girls, There's only one kind of sexy-slender, curvy, white beauty, Girls should work to be that type of sexy, The younger a girl is, the sexier she is, Sexual violence can be hot.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 5/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Sexy Girls in the Media



How Long Has This Been Going On? Girls and the Myths of Sex



The First Myth: If You've Got It, Flaunt It



The Second Myth: Anatomy of a Sex Goddess



The Third Myth: Pretty Babies



The Fourth Myth: Violence Is Sexy



The Fifth Myth: What Boys Like



The Seducers: Understanding Myth and Spectacle in the Media



Superhighway of Sex: Girls, Media, and Sexuality around the World



Confronting Spectacle: Strategies for Resistance


Resources


Notes


Index