Being female
Subtitle: the continuum of sexualization
By: Jennifer K. Wesely
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781588268327
Subjects: Sexual behavior; Sex role; Sexism; Sex crimes; Identity; Women
Description: "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."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The continuum of sexualization; title: Gender socialization in today's culture; title: The processes of sexualization; title: Personal and social consequences; title: Tracing pathways to victimization; title: How can we stop failing girls and women?; title: A challenge to our society.