PTC's report, entitled "New Target: A Study of Teen Female Sexualization on Primetime TV" is based on a content analysis drawn from the 25 most popular shows in the 12-17 demographic throughout the 2009-2010 television season.
"The results from this report show Tinseltown's eagerness to not only objectify and fetishize young girls, but to sexualize them in such a way that real teens are led to believe their sole value comes from their sexuality," said PTC President Tim Winter. "This report is less about the shocking numbers that detail the sickness of early sexualization in our entertainment culture and more about the generation of young girls who are being told how society expects them to behave."
"Storylines on the most popular shows among teens are sending the message to our daughters that being sexualized isn't just acceptable, it should be sought after," Winter said. "It is outrageous that TV executives have made it their business to profit off of programs that depict teen girls blissfully being sexualized by casual partners."
Read the entire article from Fox News on this research at http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/12/16/new-study-shows-images-sexualized-teen-girls-dominating-airwaves/ .
This issue gravely concerns those who would like to see families strengthened, because it can set young girls up as targets for sexual predators, or discourage them from making wise decisions regarding their own sexuality. The pressure for teens toward sexuality is enormous, and could easily be overwhelming.
Professor Kohm is writing about this issue now in a new article for a Rutgers University online law journal which will be entitled "Teen Sexuality, Bullying and Consent." Look for it in the near future.
Also, two juvenile law students from this fall semester have written excellent articles that relate to this topic - look for them to be featured here in this blog very soon.
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