During Tuesday's discussion led by Jack and Kufere I remember discussing the media influence on Rap music and negative connotations of African Americans in general. This led me to further investigate the power of media influence, particularly regarding adolescent sexuality. We all know that in the modern American society we live in sexuality has become increasingly prevalent, particularly in the media. Whether it be Victoria's Secret underwear models on television, teenagers having or talking about sex on television shows, or the "50 ways to make yourself more sexy" article in cosmopolitan, sexuality is everywhere no matter where you go. So what effect does this have on adolescence growing up in this sexual era? Certainly this constant exposure to sexuality does not restrict a young teenager to be less sexual. So to find a quick and easy answer as to what magnitude the media seems to be affecting adolescent sexuality I looked for an article that would contain a study answering this question. Surely, there were many articles written regarding this topic, so I picked this one as it appeared to be reasonably credible:
http://www.pediatricsdigest.mobi/content/117/4/1018.full
This study was done in North Carolina as an in-home survey on over 1000 teenagers, ages 12 to 14. Some interesting results were found, check out the first section of the article including the methods, results, and conclusions, and let me know what you think. I believe this topic is one that definitely deserves further discussion, so feel free to post articles or studies of your own supporting what you believe.
Josh Russo
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