Media Sexualization

Media Sexualization is the process by which individuals, particularly women and girls, are portrayed in media as being valuable primarily for their sexual appeal or behavior, to the exclusion of other characteristics, thereby reducing their identity to sexual objects within cultural and representational discourse.

63

Publications

2.8K

Citations

115

Authors

61

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

16

Authors

115

  1. JS
    Jennifer Stevens Aubrey

    University of Arizona, United States

    4 publications · 86 citations

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  2. RG
    Rosalind Gill

    City, University of London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 363 citations

    3

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  3. LV
    Laura Vandenbosch

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    3 publications · 180 citations

    3

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  4. KF
    Kaelin Farmer

    University of Massachusetts Boston, United States

    2 publications · 40 citations

    2

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  5. RR
    Renee Randazzo

    University of Massachusetts Boston, United States

    2 publications · 40 citations

    2

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Venues

  1. Sex Roles

    5 publications · 494 citations

    5

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 228 citations

    3

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  3. Psychology of Popular Media Culture

    PPMC · 2 publications · 41 citations

    2

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  4. Archives of Sexual Behavior

    2 publications · 105 citations

    2

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  5. Western Journal of Communication

    2 publications · 100 citations

    2

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