The Sexualization of Childhood

by Sharna Olfman

Book Overview

Only a generation or two ago, childhood in the United States was understood to be a unique and vulnerable stage of development; a time for play and protection from adult preoccupations and responsibilities. In recent decades however, we appear to have jettisoned these norms, and the lines that separate the lifestyles of even very young children from adults are blurring. As widely known experts on the team that created this book explain, children begin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275999858
• ISBN13: 9780275999858
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"