Unprotected Sex In The Media Analysis
In the textbook, “Human Sexuality: Diversity In Contemporary America,” the author Yarber mentions, “next to sleeping, young people spend more time engaging with the media than any other activity- average of 7 ½ hours per day, 7 days per week” (p.5). By watching TV and films, listening to music, browsing the Internet, and playing video games, people are constantly receiving the messages that the media sends. Among the various messages, sexual-related issues are the one of categories that can be seen everywhere since it is available anytime. Therefore, whether people like it or not, overwhelming amount of sexual-related issues or sexual content in the media directly or indirectly affects people’s thoughts and behaviors. For example, the mass
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Even though it can affect any age groups, young people are at risk because they are not fully developed yet. Young people are still in a developmental stage where gender roles, sexual attitudes, and sexual behaviors are not fully shaped yet. Nowadays, many music videos and video games contain sexual violence, and TV shows rarely talk about the importance of using condoms and negative side of unprotected sex. Rather, the media makes young people to think that sex is an easy or risk-free. According to the article, “Adolescent sexuality and the media,” “a recent study of African American girls aged 14 to 18 years found that teens with either multiple sexual partners or a history of sexually transmitted infections reported a higher rate of viewing television shows that depicted women as sexual objects or prizes. A few experimental studies have shown that viewing sexual content can have moderate effects on sexual knowledge or attitudes.” As this article shows, many young children are being the victims of the media which can causes harmful reactions. So, it is important to prevent them from seeing sexual images and messages to avoid negative …show more content…
And there is an ambiguity in the word “modestly” because everyone has a different point of view. Someone can say that the skirt is too short when others can say it looks all right. Even if the skirt was too short in fact, that does not mean someone can come up to woman and touch her without the permission. Sexual violence is such a horrible crime and should not be justified no matter
Even though it can affect any age groups, young people are at risk because they are not fully developed yet. Young people are still in a developmental stage where gender roles, sexual attitudes, and sexual behaviors are not fully shaped yet. Nowadays, many music videos and video games contain sexual violence, and TV shows rarely talk about the importance of using condoms and negative side of unprotected sex. Rather, the media makes young people to think that sex is an easy or risk-free. According to the article, “Adolescent sexuality and the media,” “a recent study of African American girls aged 14 to 18 years found that teens with either multiple sexual partners or a history of sexually transmitted infections reported a higher rate of viewing television shows that depicted women as sexual objects or prizes. A few experimental studies have shown that viewing sexual content can have moderate effects on sexual knowledge or attitudes.” As this article shows, many young children are being the victims of the media which can causes harmful reactions. So, it is important to prevent them from seeing sexual images and messages to avoid negative …show more content…
And there is an ambiguity in the word “modestly” because everyone has a different point of view. Someone can say that the skirt is too short when others can say it looks all right. Even if the skirt was too short in fact, that does not mean someone can come up to woman and touch her without the permission. Sexual violence is such a horrible crime and should not be justified no matter