''Sexualization, Media, and Society'' (SMS) is a

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, interdisciplinary open-access

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, published by

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, to provide a resource for diverse scholars and activists interested in critically examining the phenomenon of

sexualized Sexualization (or sexualisation) is to make something sexual in character or quality or to become aware of sexuality, especially in relation to men and women. Sexualization is linked to sexual objectification. According to the American Psychologi ...

media as it affects individuals, relationships, communities, and societies. The journal was founded in 2015 by co-editors Ana Bridges (

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), Deirdre M. Condit (

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Gail Dines Gail Dines (born 29 July 1958) is professor emerita of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts. A radical feminist, Dines specializes in the study of pornography. Described in 2010 as the world's leading anti-p ...

(

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), Jennifer A. Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University), and Carolyn West (

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