Children and the Politics of Sexuality
Liza Tsaliki
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Description for Children and the Politics of Sexuality
Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP1; JMS; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
This book discusses already established accounts about the sexualization of children through a theoretical and an empirical framework which bring together popular culture, consumption, sexuality, selfhood and childhood. Adopting the view that the debate about the sexualization of childhood is socially constructed, it pushes beyond the dominant preconceptions about ‘the risks of childhood’.
Moral judgements about children’s welfare are perhaps nowhere more transient and controversial than when it comes to children’s sexuality, something that has deep historical roots. However, and contrary to recurrent fears and moral panics about the loss of childhood as a result of a tidal wave of ... Read more
This book discusses already established accounts about the sexualization of children through a theoretical and an empirical framework which bring together popular culture, consumption, sexuality, selfhood and childhood. Adopting the view that the debate about the sexualization of childhood is socially constructed, it pushes beyond the dominant preconceptions about ‘the risks of childhood’.
Moral judgements about children’s welfare are perhaps nowhere more transient and controversial than when it comes to children’s sexuality, something that has deep historical roots. However, and contrary to recurrent fears and moral panics about the loss of childhood as a result of a tidal wave of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
231
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137033406
SKU
V9781137033406
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99-15
About Liza Tsaliki
Liza Tsaliki is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Media Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Her research interests include the study of pornography, children and media, gender and technology, celebrity culture, political participation and activism. For a more detailed publication record, visit http://www2.media.uoa.gr/people/tsaliki/
Reviews for Children and the Politics of Sexuality
“Children and the Politics of Sexuality is a complex discussion of a deep and, for many in our society, troublesome subject. Tsaliki explores this material with academic rigor and extensive research to support her views. … this is a terrific book and deserves a wide audience.” (Robert Scott Stewart, metapsychology online reviews, metapsychology.mentalhelp.net, Vol. 21 (17), April, 2017) “This ... Read more