The Lolita effect : the media sexualization of young girls and what we can do about it

Summary: In this expose of how young girls are sexualized in today's media, the author uses examples from popular TV shows, magazines, movies, and Web sites to show for the first time all the ways in which sexuality is defined in media--often in ways detrimental to girls' healthy development--as well as effective and progressive strategies for resisting the violations and repressions that render girls sexually subordinate.

Record details

ISBN: 1590200632
ISBN: 9781590200636
Physical Description: 286 pages ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.