This review summarizes recent findings (2000–2020) concerning media's contributions to
the development of gender stereotypes in children and adolescents. Content analyses …

Background Although intention to breastfeed in Western culture is high, many women stop
breastfeeding before they are ready. From a physiological perspective, rates of primary milk …

Studies of the impact of the mainstream mass media on young people's sexual behavior
have been slow to accumulate despite longstanding evidence of substantial sexual content …

In this chapter, we review an impressive body of research conducted during the past 20
years on sexual objectification, self-objectification, and their attendant consequences. We …

Abstract A recent White House Council Report on Women and Girls called attention to
sexual assault on college campuses and encouraged continued research on this important …

This article explores the continued applicability of cultivation theory in a new media
environment. Previous theoretical and empirical work on media that were “new” at the time …

While consensus has grown about the prevalence of negative Black media images,
measuring the influence of these images and youth rejection or endorsement of these …

This paper explores the ideals of healthy sexuality for teenage girls in the US proposed by
feminist theorists and researchers. Current ideals emphasize desire, pleasure, and …

In this study, we examined the relations between 3 dimensions of traditional masculine
gender role adherence (playboy, power over women, and violence) and likelihood to …

Content analyses of popular media have consistently documented the narrow and
stereotypical ways in which women and men are frequently depicted. Despite growing …