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20 - Entertainment Media’s Role in the Sexual Socialization of Western Youth

A Review of Research from 2000–2017

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

By
L. Monique Ward ,
Jessica D. Moorman  and
Petal Grower
Edited by
Sharon Lamb  and
Jen Gilbert
Sharon Lamb
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Jen Gilbert
Affiliation:
York University, Toronto
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This chapter offers an overview of contemporary qualitative and quantitative literature about children’s and adolescents' uses of media for learning about sexuality. They review literature that examines sexual content in texts such as movies, television shows, music videos, and music lyrics. The literature suggests that sexual content is prevalent across these forms and largely follows gendered, heteronormative scripts about sexuality. The review also includes literature that examines how young people's attitudes, cognition, perceptions, and behaviors about sex and sexuality are influenced by sexual content in the media. The authors point out several limitations in this body of literature, including its focus on sexual risk and the exclusion of notions of pleasure and sexual self-concept.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development
Childhood and Adolescence
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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Save book to Google Drive

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