Sexualized Media Messages and Our Children: Teaching Kids to be Smart Critics and Consumers

This provocative book takes a look at children's consumption of sexualized media messages while providing parents, teachers, and professionals with strategies for abating their influence.

• Provides a quick overview of previous works in child development, communication, and education

• Discusses four mediating variables influencing children's values: culture of celebrity, family factors, gender, and community systems

• Includes an "In Their Voices" section featuring specific responses from children, adolescents, parents, and professionals

• Covers television, movies, music, and other media

• Demonstrates the impact of both positive and negative media messages