WGST 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Wgst, Sext, Physical Attractiveness

• School: Brock University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 1F90
• Professor: Jenny Janke

Document Summary

Causes and impacts of the hyper-sexualizaion of girls. Key terms: apa task force on the sexualizaion of girls (2005), sexualizaion, self-sexualizaion (internalizaion), causes of sexualizaion, four consequences of the sexualizaion of girls. Apa task force on the sexualization of girls (2005) Sexualizaion: all four elements do not need to be present; anyone can indicate sexualisaion, anyone (male, trans, gay, straight, female, old", young") can be sexualized. 1: paricularly important for children; sexuality should never be imposed on young people, children are not asexual do have sexuality; adult imposed sexuality is problemaic. By degrees, preteen clothing has moved from: sassy to suggesive to outright sexy. What is the kagoy market worth per year? (us alone): 150 billion dollars a year. Linking playing princess with the sexualizaion of youth and girls (the priming of sexualizaion): one form of play that lasts about 3 years focuses on being the preiest of them all. Emphasis is on: being beter than the other girls.