Title Girls gone skank : the sexualization of girls in American culture / Patrice A. Oppliger.

Publication Info.	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2008]
	©2008

Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	HQ1229 .O77 2008	Lost and Paid	---

Description	ix, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Summary	"This work argues that instead of advancing women's social and professional empowerment, popular culture trends in the U.S. appear to be backsliding into the blatant sexual exploitation of women at younger and younger ages. The author describes many ways in which young girls are increasingly taught to go to outrageous lengths in seeking male attention"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-255) and index.
Contents	Fashion -- Sexuality -- Pornography -- Strippers -- Plastic surgery -- Beauty pageants -- Bad behavior -- Music -- Print -- Radio -- Television -- Film -- The Internet -- Sports -- Fantasy -- Empowerment or exploitation? -- Conclusions.
Subject	Young women -- United States.
	Young women.
	United States.
	Teenage girls -- United States.
	Teenage girls.
	Girls -- United States.
	Girls.
	Mass media and girls.
	Mass media and girls.
	Girls in popular culture.
	Girls in popular culture.
	Self-esteem in adolescence.
	Self-esteem in adolescence.
	Self-perception in adolescence.
	Self-perception in adolescence.
	Exploitation.
	Exploitation.
	Girls.
ISBN	9780786435227 softcover alkaline paper
	0786435224 softcover alkaline paper