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16-10-2015 | Book Review

Jennifer W. Shewmaker: Sexualized Media Messages and Our Children: Teaching Kids to be Smart Critics and Consumers

Praeger, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015, 182 pp, ISBN: 978-1-4408-3333-5

Auteur: Mary E. Mancuso

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 12/2015

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In Sexualized Media Messages and Our Children: Teaching Kids to be Smart Critics and Consumers, Jennifer Shewmaker explains how sexualization of the media impacts child development and how to teach children to critique the media they encounter. The author argues that mass media portrays narrow and inaccurate gender stereotypes that influence children’s self-esteem, involvement in extracurricular activities, and sexual behaviors. Further, she demonstrates that parents, teachers, and community organizations can influence child development by promoting specific value systems that emphasize character, kindness, and competence. The book offers strategies for parents to teach their children about sexual development, as well as media literacy skills so that they will become competent media critics. …

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Titel: Jennifer W. Shewmaker: Sexualized Media Messages and Our Children: Teaching Kids to be Smart Critics and Consumers
Praeger, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015, 182 pp, ISBN: 978-1-4408-3333-5
Auteur: Mary E. Mancuso
Publicatiedatum: 16-10-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 12/2015
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-015-0364-3

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