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Measuring the Effects of Sexual Content in the Media


  Author: Aletha C. Huston, Ellen Wartella, Edward Donnerstein
Publisher: The Kaiser Family Foundation
Publication:
Document Date:                  May 1998
Category: Children > Children and the Media
Related Categories:
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
Family, Religion and Culture > Popular Culture
Sexuality > Sexual Attitudes
 

This paper studies the sexual content in the media and its impact on children and adolescents. It suggests that the media plays an important role in educating adolescents about sex and that it can influence the sexual attitudes and behaviours of young people. It also offers suggestions and objectives for further research in this field.

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