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ERIC Number: EJ760779
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 14
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 51
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1520-3247
Uncommonly Good: Exploring How Mass Media May Be a Positive Influence on Young Women's Sexual Health and Development
Ward, L. Monique; Day, Kyla M.; Epstein, Marina
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n112 p57-70 Sum 2006
This chapter discusses several ways in which the media may serve as a positive force in young women's sexual health and development through the information and models they provide and the opportunities they offer for validation and self-expression. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Females, Mass Media Effects, Sexuality, Periodicals, Recreation, Role Models, Dating (Social), Resistance (Psychology), Self Expression, Adolescent Development
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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