via Radio Colorado College comes this amazing interview with Professor Tomi-Ann Roberts, professor of psychology and member of the APA Taskforce on the Sexualization of Girls.
“Girls are not passive recipients of these cultural messages. Girls are active agents. We know from developmental cognitive psychology that young boys and girls, once they know what their gender is, are very motivated to be the best example of their gender. And if the examples of femininity around you are a sort of tarted up, pornographied sexuality, then that’s what you’re psyched to be.”
The whole interview is 20 minutes and worth every second, but if you’re crunched for time check out the truncuated version at RCC’s website.
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Tomi-Ann Roberts on the sexualization of girls
via Radio Colorado College comes this amazing interview with Professor Tomi-Ann Roberts, professor of psychology and member of the APA Taskforce on the Sexualization of Girls.
“Girls are not passive recipients of these cultural messages. Girls are active agents. We know from developmental cognitive psychology that young boys and girls, once they know what their gender is, are very motivated to be the best example of their gender. And if the examples of femininity around you are a sort of tarted up, pornographied sexuality, then that’s what you’re psyched to be.”
The whole interview is 20 minutes and worth every second, but if you’re crunched for time check out the truncuated version at RCC’s website.