The sexualization of childhood / edited by Sharna Olfman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olfman, Sharna.

Series:

Childhood in America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Girls in popular culture--United States.

Girls in popular culture.

Sexually abused teenagers--United States.

Sexually abused teenagers.

Children--United States--Social conditions--21st century.

Children.

Children--Health and hygiene--United States.

Human body.

Exploitation.

Children--Health and hygiene.

Social conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 213 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2009.

Contents:

The sexualization of childhood: growing older younger/growing younger older / Sharna Olfman

Growing up in a sexualized culture

Pornography, lad mags, video games, and boys: reviving the canary in the cultural coal mine / Matthew B. Ezzell

A royal juggernaut: the Disney princesses and other commercialized threats to creative play and the path to self-realization for young girls / Susan Linn

Girls gone grown-up: why are U.S. girls reaching puberty earlier and earlier? / Sandra Steingraber

Something's happening here: sexual objectification, body image distress, and eating disorders / Margo Maine

So sexy, so soon: the sexualization of childhood / Diane E. Levin

Still on the auction block: the (s)exploitation of black adolescent girls in rap(e) music and hip-hop culture / Carolyn M. West

Sexualization and child sexual abuse

The sexual exploitation of children and youth: redefining victimization / Sharon W. Cooper

Childified women: how the mainstream porn industry sells child pornography to men / Gail Dines

Prostitution and the sexualization of children / Melissa Farley.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-201) and index.

ISBN:

9780275999858

0275999858

OCLC:

233173189