Concept information
Preferred term
sexualization of children
Definition
- The sexualization of children is a broad concept that refers to the representation and treatment of children as objects of eroticism or sex. Such representation and treatment ranges from fashion and advertising to juridical issues of child pornography, child prostitution, sex trafficking, statutory rape, and child sexual abuse. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Sexualization of Children]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/sexualization_of_children
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