Being female : the continuum of sexualization / Jennifer K. Wesely.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wesely, Jennifer K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role.

Sexism.

Sex crimes.

Women--Identity.

Women.

Women--Sexual behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London, [England] : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is often said that sex sells, but who pays the price? Jennifer Wesely probes the sources and consequences of sexualization in girls' and women's lives. Offering new insights into an enduring problem, she documents the increasingly pervasive and powerful nature of raunch culture and demonstrates how females are being sexualized in ways that are more extreme and damaging than ever before.

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""1-The Continuumof Sexualization""; ""The Continuum of Sexualization Concept""; ""Outline of the Book""; ""2-Gender Socialization in Today�s Culture""; ""Gender Socialization""; ""Embodiment""; ""Sexualization""; ""Complicating Gender Identity""; ""The Media and Pornified Sexualization""; ""3-The Processes of Sexualization""; ""Sexual Abuse and Violence""; ""Raising the Risks""; ""Case Study One: Exotic Dancers""; ""Case Study Two: Homeless Women""; ""Context and the Continuum""; ""4-Personal and Social Consequences""; ""Starting with Sexualization""

""Intracontinuum: Sexual Violence as an Effect of Pornified Sexualization""""Consequences of Sexual Violence""; ""Interplay Along the Continuum of Sexualization""; ""5-Tracing Pathways to Victimization""; ""Relationship and Family Ideals""; ""Limited Options and Victimization""; ""Perpetration""; ""Accumulating Effects""; ""6-How Can We Stop Failing Girls and Women?""; ""Healthy Growth""; ""Resilience""; ""Risk, Realized""; ""The End Result""; ""7-A Challenge to Our Society""; ""Context""; ""Appendix: Methods for Qualitative Interviews""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Book""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58826-946-9

OCLC:

929119982