Title: The Lolita effect
First published: 2008
Description: Pop culture-and the advertising that surrounds it-teaches young girls and boys five myths about sex and sexuality: Girls don't choose boys, boys choose girls-but only sexy girls, There's only one kind of sexy, Girls should work to be that type of sexy, The younger a girl is, the sexier she is, Sexual violence can be hot. Together, these five myths make up the Lolita Effect, the mass media trends that work to undermine girls' self-confidence, that condone female objectification, and that tacitly foster sex crimes. But identifying these myths and breaking them down can help girls learn to recognize progressive and healthy sexuality and protect themselves from degrading media ideas and sexual vulnerability. In The Lolita Effect, Dr. M. Gigi Durham offers breakthrough strategies for empowering girls to make healthy decisions about their own sexuality.
Subjects: Self-perception in adolescence, Mass media and girls, Girls in popular culture, Seksualiseren, Popular culture, Meisjes, Girls, Massamedia, Sexualisierung, Parenting, Sex in mass media, Mädchen, Mass media, Massenmedien, Self-perception, Mass media, united states, Popular culture, united states, Girls, conduct of life
Places: United States
LC classification: HQ799.2.M35 D98 2008