Exploiting childhood : how fast food, material obsession and porn culture are creating new forms of child abuse / edited by Jim Wild ; forewords by Camila Batmanghelidjh and Oliver James.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wild, Jim, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare.

Child abuse.

Children--Social conditions--21st century.

Children.

Children--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

223 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.

Summary:

The protection of children today is as challenging as ever, as changes in society and the way we live our lives lead to new forms of exploitation and abuse. This book scrutinises emerging threats to the well-being of children, gathering together incisive critiques from leading experts from a range of disciplines.

Contents:

1.Introduction / Jim Wild

pt. 1 COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION

2.Arguments, Bullies and Feeling Poor: How Consumer Culture Affects Children's Relationships / Agnes Nairn

3.Child Obesity and the Junk Food Marketeers / Tim Lobstein

4.The Science of Violent Entertainment / Dr Wayne Warburton

5.Changing Childhoods: Nature Deficit / James Hawes

6.The Myth of Choice for Children and Parents: Why We Deny the Harm Being Caused to Our Children / Renata Salecl

pt. 2 SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

7.The Commercialisation of Girls' Bodies / Susie Orbach

8.Grooming Our Girls: Hypersexualization of the Culture as Child Sexual Abuse / Dr Gail Dines

9.The Internet: A Global Market for Child Sexual Abuse / Sharon Girling Obe

10.Sex, Sexuality and Child Sexual Abuse / Liz Kelly Cbe

11.Children, Childhood and Sexualised Popular Culture / Dr Maddy Coy

pt. 3 FIGHTING BACK AGAINST COMMERCIAL AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

12.Helping Children to Stand Up to Society: Critical Challenges and Culture Jamming / Stephen D. Brookfield

13.Still Waters in a Storm: The Power of Collective Learning / Stephen Haff

14.Resisting the Charm of an All-consuming life? Riots, Rebellion and Finding New Utopias for Children and Young People / Dr Adam Barnard

15.Conclusion: A New Category of Child Abuse? / Jim Wild.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781849053686

1849053685

OCLC:

839390061