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 …

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 explores the relationality between women's bodies and selfies on NSFW (Not
Safe For Work) tumblr blogs. We consider the way selfie practices engage with normative …

Claims about 'empowerment'increasingly animate debates about the 'sexualization of
culture'. This article responds to Lamb and Peterson's (2011) attempts to open up and …

This paper contributes to debates on post-feminism and the constitution of contemporary
femininity via an exploration of young women's alcohol consumption and their involvement …

What can critical social psychology teach us about our sense of identity? How have
psychosocial and feminist approaches challenged our understanding of subjectivity? Where …

The subject of girls' sexual empowerment is a fertile area for feminist debate. While most
feminists are committed to the promotion of diverse and egalitarian sexual possibilities for …

Page 1 The Palgrave Macmillan Gender, Agency, and Coercion Edited by Sumi Madhok, Anne
Phillips and Kalpana Wilson Page 2 Gender, Agency, and Coercion Page 3 Thinking Gender …

Women's and men's bodies and sexuality can be understood as socially situated and
socially produced. This means they are affected by, and developed in relation to, patterned …

The body-positive movement is one of many decentralized, user-generated movements on
social media that seek to engender positive societal change. In support of the body-positive …