Sexual Content And The Media

This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on the topic of sexual content in the media.

Background Information Sources

Available in the library's reference area:

Handbook of Children & the Media REF HQ784.T4 S533 2000
Dating and Sexuality in America REF HQ801.A3.T87 2003
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information; v. 3 REF P87.5 E53 2002
The History of Mass Media in the United States REF P92.U5 H55 1998
Media Ethics REF P94.M358 1998
Sex Sells!: The media’s journey from repression to obsession REF P96.S44 S77 2004
Reality TV REF P1992.8.R43 R44 2004

Books

Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers HQ1075 (Sex role); HQ1233 (Women’s Studies); P94 (Mass Media); PN1992 (Broadcasting; Television Broadcasting); PN2285 (Communication; United States).

  • television
  • indecency
  • sex
  • society
  • sex role
  • movie ratings
  • mass media
  • first amendment
  • broadcasting
  • stereotypes

Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles

  • Expanded Academic ASAP/InfoTrac: Use subject terms such as: sex in television, op-ed and mass media and sex, positive/negative effects of sex and television, and opposing viewpoints
  • Gale Databases: Search several databases at once.
  • CQ Researcher: See article titled “Broadcast Indecency”
  • LexisNexis: Newspaper articles. Use subject terms such as: media, television, sex, artistic freedom, freedom of expression, First Amendment.

Internet Resources

Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Communications.