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"This book is essential reading for parents, educators, and everyone who wishes to make the world a safer and healthier place for all children." --Jean Kilbourne, EdD, author, "So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood" and "What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids"
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From advertising and merchandising, to Bratz and Voodoo Dolls, to the images of Bill Henson, "Getting Real" puts the spotlight on the sexualisation and objectification of girls and women in the media, popular culture and society. Girls are portrayed as sexual at younger ages, pressured to conform to a 'thin, hot, sexy' norm. Clothing, music, magazines, toys and games send girls the message that they are merely the sum of their body parts. The effects of prematurely sexualising girls are borne out in their bodies and minds, with a rise in self-destructive behaviours such as eating disorders and self-harm, along with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. "Getting Real" brings together writers, advocates and academics including some of the most vocal critics of the widespread pornification of culture. They call corporations, the media and the sex industry to account for creating this toxic environment. Lively and engaging, this collection is of interest to anyone troubled by what's happening today and those seeking ideas to address and mobilise against the sexualisation of girls. Edited by author, advocate and commentator Melinda Tankard Reist, this is a book for anyone wanting to see a better world for the next generation.
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An absolutely invaluable addition to women's studies shelves
24 May 2010
Format:Paperback
Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualization of Girls is an anthology of essays by learned authors challenging the way in which modern-day culture - from television and magazines to internet sites, and sometimes even news sources - applies an unhealthy level of sexualization upon children at a young age, in essence denying them the opportunity to be children while making them vulnerable to physical and psychological harm. Young girls are the most at risk in a society rife with child beauty pageants, dolls that hype skimpy clothing, and worse, but young boys are also endangered, physically and psychologically, by a society that neglects to take female sexual predators who target boys in junior high seriously. The costs of premature sexualization of children range from anorexia and other forms of self-harm to teenage pregnancy and lasting psychological obstacles to forming stable, healthy relationships. Individual essays address critical points regarding this issue, including "Good Is the New Bad: Rethinking Sexual Freedom", "Sex on the Street: Outdoor Advertising and the Sexual Harassment of Women", "The Harmful Medicalization of Sexualized Girls" and more. An absolutely invaluable addition to women's studies shelves, and an extremely salient resource in today's world, where children grow up in an increasingly sex-saturated popular culture. Highly recommended.
a confronting read
18 April 2012
Format:Paperback
This book was recommended by a friend, and I must say it is a fantastic book. The book is well researched and has many scholarly references.
It is shocking to find how much sexualisation of children is around, prominent in our culture.
This book is a must for all parents, especially parents of girls
It is shocking to find how much sexualisation of children is around, prominent in our culture.
This book is a must for all parents, especially parents of girls
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