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Different types of media became so accessible to everyone, especially to teenagers and young people, that no one can control that. Media depictions influence adolescents eating, smoking, drinking and even more their personal life. Unfortunately, the reason of those negative effects is sexual images from TV, in films, music, glossy magazines, video games and Web pages.

According to one report "The average American youth spends one-third of each day with various forms of mass media, mostly without parental oversight." This means that they watch whatever they want even those programs, movies, or TV channels that are not supposed for their age. Therefore, teenagers and high-school students have earlier sexual intercourse and many of them have psychological problems such as anorexia, bulimia or obesity.

Most studied medium is television and its sexual substance is inescapable and rising. The content of TV is various, where you can find any kind of program for any kind of person. Even though, TV producers are filming teenage movies and TV Shows, they still have some content that influences youth from different perspectives. According to the study, 65% say that shows like The Simpsons and Married… With Children push kids to disregard parents.

The aim of this blog is to show society, how different types of media are influencing youth by looking at different mediums and their content. The aim of this blog is to teach and give more information about what effects and consequences have a lot of sexually explicit images and videos broadcasted by TV, movies, advertisements and many more. 

References:

Brown, Jane D., Kelly Ladin L'Engle, Carol J. Pardun, and Kristin Kenneavy. "Sexy Media Matter: Exposure to Sexual Content in Music, Movies, Television, and Magazines Predicts Black and White Adolescents' Sexual Behavior -- Brown Et Al. 117 (4): 1018 -- Pediatrics." AAP - Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. 3 Apr. 2006. Web. 13 May 2010

"Facts and TV Statistics." Parents Television Council - Because Our Children Are Watching. Web. 13 May 2010.