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R. Danielle Egan - Becoming Sexual: A Critical Appraisal of the Sexualization of Girls - 9780745650739 - V9780745650739
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Becoming Sexual: A Critical Appraisal of the Sexualization of Girls

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Description for Becoming Sexual: A Critical Appraisal of the Sexualization of Girls Paperback. The sexualization of girls has captured the attention of the media, advocacy groups and politicians in recent years. This prolific discourse sets alarm bells ringing: sexualization is said to lead to depression, promiscuity and compassion deficit disorder, and rob young girls of their childhood. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.

The sexualization of girls has captured the attention of the media, advocacy groups and politicians in recent years. This prolific discourse sets alarm bells ringing: sexualization is said to lead to depression, promiscuity and compassion deficit disorder, and rob young girls of their childhood. However, measuring such claims against a wide range of data sources reveals a far more complicated picture.

Becoming Sexual begins with a simple question: why does this discourse feel so natural? Analyzing potent cultural and historical assumptions, and subjecting them to measured investigation, R. Danielle Egan illuminates the implications of dominant thinking on sexualization. The sexualized ... Read more

Becoming Sexual will be a welcome intervention into these fraught polemics for anyone interested in engaging with a high-profile contemporary debate, and will be particularly useful for students of sociology, cultural studies, childhood studies, gender studies and media studies.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745650739
SKU
V9780745650739
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About R. Danielle Egan
R. Danielle Egan is professor and coordinator of gender and sexuality studies at St. Lawrence University, and a psychoanalytic candidate at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis.

Reviews for Becoming Sexual: A Critical Appraisal of the Sexualization of Girls
"A very welcome contribution to the tradition that challenges our too-easy acceptance of the translation of social fear into social fact." Times Higher Education "A unique and invaluable contribution to the field." Clare L. Bennett, University of Worcester "In this persuasive and eye-opening volume, R. Danielle Egan dissects the dominant accounts of the sexualization of girls to reveal ... Read more

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