Girls gone skank
Subtitle: the sexualization of girls in American culture
By: Patrice A. Oppliger.
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780786435227
Subjects: Young women -- United States; Teenage girls -- United States; Girls -- Unites States; Mass media and girls; Girls in popular culture; Self-esteem in adolescence; Self-perception in adolescence; Exploitation
Description: "This work argues that instead of advancing women's social and professional empowerment, popular culture trends in the U.S. appear to be backsliding into the blatant sexual exploitation of women at younger and younger ages. The author describes many ways in which young girls are increasingly taught to go to outrageous lengths in seeking male attention"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fashion; title: Sexuality; title: Pornography; title: Strippers; title: Plastic surgery; title: Beauty pageants; title: Bad behavior; title: Music; title: Print; title: Radio; title: Television; title: Film; title: The internet; title: Sports; title: Fantasy; title: Empowerment or exploitation?; title: Conclusions.