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This is really an unfair assumption that only physically attractive (i.e. sexually attractive) people have real value, but it is an assumption that has been around for a very long time. Likely, it will not change any time soon, and there is a chance that it will never change. There will always be at least a segment of society that values appearance over everything else, just as there are people to whom appearance means nothing at all. Right now, these two areas do not appear to be very evenly divided. There are still many more people who value appearance than those that do not and they teach their children those same values, with the help of the media. Those who try to teach their children otherwise have trouble doing so because the media's messages are so very strong that they often take precedence over what parents have to say.
Whether the future holds a balance between those who care and those that do not remains to be seen. It seems that appearance is going to continue to be more important for many people. This is somewhat because of the media and how they portray all of the important people as beautiful and successful, but it may also be partially genetic, in which case there will be little that can be done about that aspect of it. The media, though, could certainly do its part to discourage sexuality in young girls but it...
Like it or hate it, sexuality sells products.
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Committee on Public Education. (2001). Sexuality, contraception, and the media. Policy statement parent pages. American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics, 107(1): 191-194. Retrieved at http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;107/1/191
Media (2008). Media Awareness Network. http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/women_and_girls/women_sex.cfm
Sexuality in the mass media: How to view the media critically (2008). University of California at Santa Barbara. Retrieved at http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/?article=activity&refid=026
Our children's body image - a reflection of our own? (2003). Christian Mommies. Retrieved at http://www.christian-mommies.com/ageless/physical-education-and-sports/our-childrens-body-image-a-reflection-of-our-own/.
Wadyka, Sally. (2007). Are Bratz dolls too sexy? Campaign for commercial-free childhood. MSNBC. Retrieved at http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/news/bratztoo.htm
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