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Primping, performing, and policing: Social media use and self-sexualization among U.S. White, Black, and Asian-American adolescent girls (2023)
Journal Article
Ward, L. M., Jerald, M. C., Grower, P., Daniels, E. A., & Rowley, S. (2023). Primping, performing, and policing: Social media use and self-sexualization among U.S. White, Black, and Asian-American adolescent girls. Body Image, 46, 324-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.015

Objectification theorists argue that routine sexual objectification, experienced interpersonally and via the media, encourages women and adolescent girls to value their external appearance and sexiness above other bodily experiences and competencies.... Read More about Primping, performing, and policing: Social media use and self-sexualization among U.S. White, Black, and Asian-American adolescent girls.

The sources and consequences of sexual objectification (2023)
Journal Article
Ward, L. M., Daniels, E. A., Zurbriggen, E. L., & Rosenscruggs, D. (2023). The sources and consequences of sexual objectification. Nature Reviews Psychology, 2(8), 496-513. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-023-00192-x

Sexual objectification (treating a person as a body or collection of body parts) involves a cultural prioritizing of women’s sexual appearance and appeal over other attributes. Sexual objectification is prevalent, permeates many aspects of women’s li... Read More about The sources and consequences of sexual objectification.