Equal Opportunities Committee Report on sexualised goods aimed at children, 29/01/10 [S]
The Scottish Parliament Equal Opportunities Committee has published a commissioned report on sexualised goods aimed at children.
The research was commissioned following evidence the Committee heard that there was increasing levels of sexual imagery in goods aimed at children and concern about the harm this might be causing them.
The research identifies and explores a number of key areas:
- The prevalence of “sexualised goods” i.e. products, such as toys and clothing, which appear to be aimed at children under the age of 16.
- The prevalence of products which employ age-inappropriate sexual imagery or have other sexual connotations through, for example, association with certain adult brands, the product design or in the way the products are marketed.
- The attitudes of parents and children towards sexualised goods.
- A review of existing literature and evidence on the issue.
- A survey of the range of products available in high street shops.
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