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Author Durham, Meenakshi Gigi.

Title The Lolita effect : the media sexualization of young girls and what we can do about it / M. Gigi Durham.

Publication Info. Woodstock, New York : Overlook Press, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  305.23 DUR    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  305.2308 DURHAM    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.23 D93    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  302.23 D961L    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  305.235 DURHAM    Check Shelf
Description 286 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-273) and index.
Contents 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.
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.
Subject Mass media and girls -- United States.
Girls in popular culture -- United States.
Self-perception in adolescence.
Sex in mass media.
ISBN 9781590200636
1590200632
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