Being Female : The Continuum of Sexualization.

Intro -- Book Title -- Table of Contents -- 1-The Continuumof Sexualization -- The Continuum of Sexualization Concept -- Outline of the Book -- 2-Gender Socialization in Today's Culture -- Gender Socialization -- Embodiment -- Sexualization -- Complicating Gender Identity -- The Media and Pornified Sexualization -- 3-The Processes of Sexualization -- Sexual Abuse and Violence -- Raising the Risks -- Case Study One: Exotic Dancers -- Case Study Two: Homeless Women -- Context and the Continuum -- 4-Personal and Social Consequences -- Starting with Sexualization -- Intracontinuum: Sexual Violence as an Effect of Pornified Sexualization -- Consequences of Sexual Violence -- Interplay Along the Continuum of Sexualization -- 5-Tracing Pathways to Victimization -- Relationship and Family Ideals -- Limited Options and Victimization -- Perpetration -- Accumulating Effects -- 6-How Can We Stop Failing Girls and Women? -- Healthy Growth -- Resilience -- Risk, Realized -- The End Result -- 7-A Challenge to Our Society -- Context -- Appendix: Methods for Qualitative Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.