This review summarizes recent findings (2000–2020) concerning media's contributions to
the development of gender stereotypes in children and adolescents. Content analyses�…

Abstract In 1993 Oliver and Hyde conducted a meta-analysis on gender differences in
sexuality. The current study updated that analysis with current research and methods�…

Television is the source of the most broadly shared images and messages in history. It is the
mainstream of the common symbolic environment into which our children are born and in�…

Grounded in theoretical principle, Media Effects and Society help students make the
connection between mass media and the impact it has on society as a whole. The text also�…

Correlates of use and subsequent sexual attitudes and behaviors predicted by exposure to
sexually explicit content (ie, pornography and erotica) in adult magazines, X-rated movies�…

Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, Psychology of Gender reviews the
research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives, including psychology�…

(Hetero) sexual double standards (SDS) entail that different sexual behaviors are
appropriate for men and women. This meta-analysis (k= 99; N= 123,343) tested predictions�…

Studies of the impact of the mainstream mass media on young people's sexual behavior
have been slow to accumulate despite longstanding evidence of substantial sexual content�…

The past decade's research on the use and effects of older (television, music, movies,
magazines) and newer media (the Internet, cell phones, social networking) on adolescents'�…

Abstract A recent White House Council Report on Women and Girls called attention to
sexual assault on college campuses and encouraged continued research on this important�…