Getting real
Subtitle: challenging the sexualisation of girls
By: edited by Melinda Tankard Reist.
Contributors: Tankard Reist, Melinda.
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: North Melbourne, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781876756758
Subjects: Girls in popular culture; Children in advertising; Sex in advertising; Advertising -- Psychological aspects; Body image -- Social aspects
Description: 'Sexualisation', 'pornification', 'corporate paedophilia', 'raunch culture'. What does it all mean? And how does it affect girls? From advertising, art, clothing, toys, games, magazines, and the globalisation of sexual imagery, girls are growing up in the shadow cast by a pornographic vision of sexuality. 'Getting Real' confronts and addresses the sexualisation and objectification of girls and women. Bringing together some of the most informed critics of this harmful cultural practice, it calls corporations, the media and the sex industry to account for creating a toxic environment that harms girls' health and threatens their wellbeing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.