The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and Five Keys to Fixing It
We are constantly bombarded with alarming media images: brand-name thong underwear for ten-year-olds with the slogans 'Wink Wink' and 'Eye Candy' printed on them; oversexed and underdressed celebrities; Bratz dolls and their 'sexy' clothing line for preteens. How do we raise sexually healthy young women in this kind of environment?
In "The Lolita Effect", university professor and journalist M. G. Durham offers new insight into media myths and spectacles of sexuality. Using examples from popular TV shows, fashion and beauty magazines, movies and websites, Durham shows for the first time all the ways in which sexuality is rigidly and restrictively defied in media - often in ways detrimental to girls' healthy development. Durham provides us with the tools to navigate this media world effectively without censorship or moralizing, and then to help our girls to do so in strong and empowering ways.
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"In this intensely researched exploration of the media’s exploitation of girls, Durham exposes the links between destructive teenage self-images and the popular, highly sexed, and negative representations of girls in magazines, television programs, and movies. Considering everything from suggestive Halloween costumes for little girls to the relentless onslaught of articles about how to “get a guy” in teen publications, Durham makes her persistent way across the media landscape." -- Booklist
Product Details
| Author | M. Gigi Durham Ph.D |
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| ISBN | 1590200632 |
| Publication Date | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Publisher | Overlook TP |
| Language | English |
| Category | Body Image / Self-Esteem, Child Sexualization, Media / Commercialization |