Teenage Sexuality and Media Practice: Factoring in the Influences of Family, Friends, and School.(Statistical Data Included)

From: The Journal of Sex Research | Date: November 1, 1999| Author: Steele, Jeanne Rogge | Copyright information

This multi-method, qualitative study addresses the question: How do mass media images and messages about love, sex and relationships interact with what teens learn about sexuality at home, in school, and from their friends? Using the Adolescents' Media Practice Model introduced by Steele & Brown (1995) as a starting point, this study seeks to extend our understanding of the media's role in shaping adolescents' values, attitudes, and beliefs about sex by factoring in some of the contexts tha...

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