Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 The Sexualization of Girls Is Harmful: AboutKidsHealth 10
2 Sexualization of Girls Teaches Boys to Be Sexually Violent Rachel Bell 18
3 The Sexualization of Children Socializes Boys to Become Sexual Predators Carol Platt Liebau Kathryn Jean Lopez 22
4 American Culture Rewards Girls for Eroticism Lawrence Downes 28
5 The Physical Aggression Encouraged in Boys Is a Form of Sexualization Elizabeth Anne Wood 31
6 Sexualization of Children Is Not the Problem It Is Reported to Be Kerry Howley 36
7 Feminists Are to Blame for the Sexualization of Girls Joseph A. D'Agostino 41
8 Legislators Need to Do More to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation Mary Graw Leary 47
9 Mothers Should Resist Norms That Lead to the Sexualization of Girls Debra Curtis 55
10 Fathers Should Not Exploit Their Daughters' Sexuality Rebecca Traister 60
11 The Sexualization of Teen Celebrities Is Ethically Questionable Jack Marshall 64
12 Corporate Media Sexualizes Young Girls M. Gigi Durham Tana Ganeva 69
13 Gay and Lesbian Children Are Coming Out Earlier Benoit Denizet-Lewis 79
14 Teens Are Not as Sexually Promiscuous as Adults Fear Cathy Young 91
Organizations to Contact 97
Bibliography 102
Index 106
