We begin the introduction to this chapter by articulating social concepts of “the body” and
their relationship to understandings of and research about sexuality. We presents the major …

This article examines contemporary debates about the 'sexualisation of culture'. It sets out
the context for claims that Western societies are becoming more sexualised and it explores a …

This article explores gender inequities and sexual double standards in teens' digital image
exchange, drawing on a UK qualitative research project on youth 'sexting'. We develop a …

In this paper we explore how confidence has become a technology of self that invites girls
and women to work on themselves. The discussion demonstrates the extensiveness of what …

Existing research into the depiction of female athletes has indicated that while they remain
under-represented across traditional and online media outlets, social media is a potential …

Now in its third edition, this successful book introduces students to the area of social science
theory and research known as social constructionism. Using a variety of examples from …

This book challenges a contemporary postfeminist sensibility grounded not only in
assumptions that gender and sexual equality has been achieved in many Western contexts …

Standard models of sexual consent in sexual violence prevention campaigns suppose that
women, as free and autonomous agents, are in control of their sexuality and are able to 'just …

To date, there has been much quantitative research conducted on sexting, often with a focus
on investigating its prevalence among young people and which also typically presents the …

The bold argument of Mediated Intimacy (Barker et al., 2018) 1 is that media of various kinds
play an increasingly important role in sha** people's knowledge, desires, practices and …