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Overlook
May 2008
On Sale: May 1, 2008
320 pages ISBN: 1590200632 EAN: 9781590200636 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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--slender, curvy, white beauty -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.
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