Being Female : : The Continuum of Sexualization / / Jennifer K. Wesely.

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 demo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2012
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (171 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
1 The Continuum of Sexualization --
2 Gender Socialization in Today’s Culture --
3 The Processes of Sexualization --
4 Personal and Social Consequences --
5 Tracing Pathways to Victimization --
6 How Can We Stop Failing Girls and Women? --
7 A Challenge to Our Society --
Appendix: Methods for Qualitative Interviews --
Bibliography --
Index --
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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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781588269461
9783110784251
DOI:10.1515/9781588269461
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Jennifer K. Wesely.