Too much, too soon? Children, 'sexualization' and consumer culture

Sex Education

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-292

  Bragg, Sara ^a   Buckingham, David ^b   Russell, Rachel ^c   Willett, Rebekah ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79961090374     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2011.590085     Document Type: Article

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