Media & Health

The New Lone Rangers
An Interesting commentary as to how the anxieties of the hookup universe are reflected in the pop fantasy of angry female "lone rangers".

'Degrading' Lyrics Linked to Teen Sex
There's still no firm proof that raunchy music makes kids have sex, but a new study provides another suggestion that there's at least some kind of link between "degrading" songs and teenage sexual activity.

Sexed up images in the media hurt young girls: study
 Inescapable media images of sexed-up girls and women posing as adolescents can cause psychological and even physical harm to adolescents and young women, a study in the US has warned.

UNITED STATES: "Mainstream Portrayals of Sex Seduce Teens, Researcher Finds"
According to research to be presented the 18th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice this week in Vienna, a sample of at-risk teenage girls in Florida reported that movies, TV shows, and song lyrics helped shape their impression that casual sex is commonplace and ordinary. Read more...

Watching Sex on Television Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior
Early sexual initiation is an important social and health issue. A recent survey suggested that most sexually experienced teens wish they had waited longer to have intercourse...
 
 
 
 
 
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