Next meetup: The government’s review on the sexualisation of children

Wednesday 13 July 2011, 7pm

The review has sparked off a huge discussion about whether there is a pornification of society that needs to be addressed; or whether there is an increasing anxiety about sex and children, which has nothing to do with pop videos, but has a lot to do with adults own anxieties about boundaries between adults and children.

Dr Jan McVarish will introduce.

There have been a plethora of articles. The readings below are certainly not exhaustive.

www.education.gov.uk/b0074315/bailey-review/

www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/10587/

www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/the-sexualisation-debate-which-side-are-you-on-2293860.html

www.heraldscotland.com/comment/guest-commentary/it-s-not-children-who-are-sexualised-it-s-us-1.1108473

Contact Jane Sandeman at parents@instituteofideas.com for Central London venue details.

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