Children and Sexualisation Flashcards
Mary Douglas (1966) on sexualisation and childhood..
The body often symbolises much larger cultural taboos and anxieties.
Uses the example of rheum from the eyes (tears) being romanticised and unharmful, whereas from the nose it is associated with illness.
Who agrees with Mary Douglas’ (1966) ideas about the body being positioned in society as a site where other social concerns can be enacted?
EGAN & HAWKES (2007) ‘Producing the prurient through the pedagogy of purity: Childhood sexuality and the social purity movement’
This allows the social issues to be managed and controlled, unlike many that are beyond individuals controls.
What did David Cameron call for in 2010?
an independent review on whether retailers should be restricted on products sexualising children
How did Linda Papadopoulos define sexualisation?
“the imposition of adult sexuality on to children and young people before they are capable of dealing with it, mentally, emotionally or physically”
PAPADOPOULOS (2010) ‘Sexualisation of young people review’
Pornification definition
“The increasing occurrence and acceptance of sexual themes in mainstream culture”
Often linked to exaggeration of heteronormativities
Who argued that commercialisation of sex and the commercialisation of childhood lead to the sexualisation of childhood?
PHOENIX (2011) ‘Review of recent literature for the Bailey review of commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood’
Name of controversial child model who was sexualised in vogue magazine
Thylane Blondeau
What does Foucault argue?
found an extreme anxiety surrounding childhood masturbation in Victorian society
argues it’s axiomatic
“all children indulge or are prone to indulge in sexual activity”
FOUCAULT (1990) ‘The history of sexuality’
What does Jackson argue in regards to children’s asexuality?
their perceived asexuality is simply a result of an exclusion from sexual scripts by adults protecting their innocence
they are naturally sexual beings
