People are worried about sexualization; about children
becoming sexual at too young an age; about the ways in which women may be being
defined by their sexuality; and about the availability and potential effects of
online pornography, to name but a few of the often repeated concerns.
This report has been compiled by Feona Attwood, Clare
Bale and Meg Barker based on contributions from over thirty academic experts,
drawing on research from a wide range of subject areas, including medicine,
health and social care, media and communication studies, cultural studies,
psychology, sociology, education, and gender & sexuality studies.
You can access the report here http://thesexualizationreport.wordpress.com
The report addresses the wide range of issues relating to
sex, sexuality and sexual health and wellbeing that seem to underpin public
anxieties that are now commonly expressed as concerns about ‘sexualization’.
These include STIs, pregnancy, addiction, dysfunction, violence, abuse, sex
work, sexual practices, different forms of sexuality, medicalization, commerce,
media and popular culture. It aims to summarize what is known – and not yet
known – on each of the main areas of concern.
The report has been written with a range of professionals
in mind; people whose job it is to inform and advise others about sex,
sexuality and sexual health and who need to draw on the best possible
information. This includes journalists and broadcasters, policy makers,
educators, therapists and other health professionals. This is very much a
living report, offering an overview of what research tells us at the moment.
Our intention is to find ways of developing and expanding this, in order to
offer professionals an up to date and reliable source of information about a
wide range of issues relating to sex, sexuality and sexual health.
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