This volume presents a ground-breaking collection of interdisciplinary chapters from international scholars which complicate, and offers new ways to make sense

Only a generation or two ago, childhood in the United States was understood to be a unique and vulnerable stage of development; a time for play and protection f

This provocative book takes a look at children's consumption of sexualized media messages while providing parents, teachers, and professionals with strategies f

This book discusses already established accounts about the sexualization of children through a theoretical and an empirical framework which bring together popul

The sexualization of girls has captured the attention of the media, advocacy groups and politicians in recent years. This prolific discourse sets alarm bells ri