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The Entertainment Media as "Sex Educators?" And, Other Ways Teens Learn About Sex, Contraception, STDs, and AIDS


  Author: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Publisher: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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Document Date:                  June 24, 1996
Category: Children > Children and the Media
Related Categories:
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity
Education > Sex Education
Sexuality > Abortion/Birth Control
Sexuality > AIDS
Sexuality > Sexual Attitudes
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
 

In question & answer format, this paper examines the different sources of sex education for adolescents and looks specifically at the impact of the media in this area. It addresses the more recent phenomenon of entertainment education, and briefly discusses public contraceptive advertising as well as the role that the government is playing in regulating sexual content in the media.

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