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 from adult preoccupations and
responsibilities. In recent decades however, we appear to have
jettisoned these norms, and the lines that separate the lifestyles
of even very young children from adults are blurring. As widely
known experts on the team that created this book explain, children
begin formal education now in preschool, dress like adults, listen
to the same music, play the same video games, explore the same
Internet sites, and watch explicit depictions of sex and violence
on TV and in movies. What is the impact of immersing children in a
sexualized world? "The Sexualization of Childhood" first explains
the nature of healthy sexual development. It then describes the
ways in which children are being sexualized, and the physical and
psychological consequences. It then looks at the lower and lower
age at which girls are experiencing puberty, that reduction being
fueled by the pseudoestrogens in so many of our foods and products,
as well as obesity. Finally, it examines what we can do legally,
politically, and as caregivers to protect children from
developmentally inappropriate sexual experiences.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Childhood in America |
Release date: |
November 2008 |
First published: |
November 2008 |
Authors: |
Sharna Olfman
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
|
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-99985-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
Books >
Health, Home & Family >
Family & health >
General
|
LSN: |
0-275-99985-8 |
Barcode: |
9780275999858 |
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