The purpose of the article is to provide a holistic understanding of the sexting experiences between men and women by interviewing 40 young people aged 18-25 years. Further, the interview aims to explore the motivation and rationale behind individuals participates in sexualized culture, particularly sexting. The findings revealed “sexting as an everyday” socio-sexual operation countering with the common conception viewing sexting as “risky” and deviant. This research focuses on the daily negotiation and involvement of sexting rather than the overgeneralized interpretation of the sexting as dangerous and deviant. Findings concluded that sexting as a common practice every day but consisted of complex negotiations meaning that there are many reasons why young people would engage in sexting in different contexts. First, the author mentioned that distribution of nude, semi-nude images can be regarded as a source of humour in showing the peer bonding. This is a common phenomenon occurred in males groups for the grounds of continuing peer relationship. For example, they may show their own …show more content…
Both Dylan and Brooke’s case revealed sexting is a method to keep peer bonding, which can also be regarded as a joke. It shows that it is a common practice in male atmosphere. What’s more, Brooke’s experience disclosed sexting as a technique in collecting feedback about one’s appearance. Females would compare with the other’s figure for the self. On one hand, the prejudiced comment of the unauthorized sharing of private images from the society has been revealed according to the Megan’s case. Unfortunately, it seems that the society shifts the non-nonconsensual sharing as the consequence of her unintelligent choices. In fact, Jane’s case shows the necessity of sexting in the context of long-distance association which means sexting is an indispensable element of the above
She explains that the girls she interviewed were not as much devastated or surprised, but betrayed and embarrassed. She highlights the difference between whether the teens are exploring their sexuality or being exploited. She stresses that parents need not overreact, otherwise causing a bigger disaster than the one in the first place. With a rise in the use of technology, the issue of sexting is going to become an even bigger issue. She even brought up the double standard that girls face; if they send pictures, they are a “slut”, but if they do not, they are a “prude”, while boys are not judged whether they sext or
From this point in the discussion we turned to Nicole’s chosen academic publication on sexual double standards and sexting. The article asserts that boys accumulate positive ratings by possessing and exchanging images of girls’ body parts. Such images operate as a form of currency and value for guys, but for girls the images they hold of boys do not hold similar status. Girls develop a negative sexual reputation in which they are seen to be dirty and promiscuous if they sext whereas guys are praised for essentially perpetuating masculine
In an article titled “Why Kids Sext” written by Hanna Rosin the stories are told of teenagers who have had recent experiences with sexting. The article speaks about a High School in Virginia where girls of “Every race, religion, social, and financial status in the town. Rich, poor, everyone. That’s what was most glaring and blaring about the situation. If she was a teenager with a phone, she was on there”(qtd. in Why Kids Sext). Major Donald Lowe who worked at the High School speaks of how over the years he had received many calls from furious parents whose daughters had photos pop up after a breakup with an old boyfriend. This time however he knew he had a much bigger problem when he began his investigation. Once the matter was
In the scene from the boys’ viewpoint, I used posture and movement to show the relaxed and bored behaviour by standing with my shoulders slumped, hunched over back as I boringly stared at my phone whilst I noisily chewed gum. Aastha was positioned in the centre middle as a leader whereas I, Leah and Ceri stood around as her followers, to show Aastha had the authority in the group. Suddenly, Aastha shouted, “Oi, lads get here.” causing us to attentively traced our eyes to her before we eagerly strode forward to get a peek at the image on her phone. There is a pause of two seconds before Ceri and I broke into a cacophony of excitement, rapidly bashing movements into each other and wildly waved our arms with wide grins to emphasise our rowdy, obnoxious behaviour. This showed that boys aren’t afraid of being shy about their honest thoughts as we ogled the image and made tactless comments on the ‘Hotness’ of the girl. However, the girls’ scene juxtaposed this by Leah stood in an upright position with Aastha, Ceri and I kneeled down to show the hierarchy and superiority of Leah in the group. We were all huddled together stared directly forward and mimed makeup actions, to create a smaller proxemic gap and reflect how as girls we like to be together in tight packs; more secretive and judgemental in fear of our reputation being ruined. When I first saw the image, I showed my shock through a few second
More modern ideas about hookups encourage sexual behavior, which includes sex before marriage, and other forms of uncommitted sex. This is shown through many forms of media including books, magazines, and television. There were many different movies made such as “Hooking up”, and “No Strings Attached” that encourage the idea of uncommitted sex. The article begins to look at things such as sexual scripts and uncommitted sex. This explains that for men, sex is critical for their male identity, and they prefer sex with no relation, whereas women are sexually objectified and are the ultimate deciders of whether or not sex is going to occur. In the popular media, the images of sex are becoming more centered around sexual pleasure instead of focusing on the reproductive motive. However there are some gender scripts as well which may contribute to the confusion and expectations of hookups. In casual sexual encounters, there seems to be some deviations in the scripts in relation to casualness and emotional investment in the sexual partners. Men described sexual encounters as being friends with benefits, and that it was nonrelational, but when being interviewed, men mentioned alternative definitions that seemed to relate more to potential romantic relationships and emotional
Sexuality and sex in America is a complicated subject in that there is little consensus on the topic of sex in, and the American media sends many mixed messages regarding sex and sexuality to everyone, not just to adolescents. Americans are aware of sex primarily through advertising (print media, commercials, etc.) as sex is used to sell anything and everything. The media also bombards Americans with sexuality and sex on television and in films. The sexuality of teenagers is not a straightforward issue in America either. Many parents do not discuss sex or sexuality with their children. There have been ongoing debates as to whether sexuality should be taught as part of school curricula because there are such a great deal of adolescents participating in reckless and/or dangerous sexual behaviors, largely because they are grossly uneducated about sex. The paper will reference the film Juno and other texts as a meditation on the relationship between adolescent sexuality and the media.
As a result, kids who participate in sexting often regret having done so. It also impacts self confidence leaving them feeling vulnerable and
As a child born into a world coloured by electronics and filled with Web 2.0 discourse, social media has painted my worldview. It is difficult to imagine my world without social media and constant “oversharing” as this has been a significant aspect of my life for as long as I can remember. Since receiving my first cell phone in the sixth grade, my mother has always been on my speed-dial and is one of the contacts with whom I am always in constant communication. After dramatically increasing the amount of information I sent to my mother through text messaging, I gained a greater understanding of the amount that oversharing has become naturalized in modern society. Through an emic analysis, I was able to understand the culture of oversharing by actively participating in this culture. An emic analysis is an effective method for studying the culture of oversharing, as being part of the culture highlights the impacts of the culture. In modern-day society, oversharing is taking place as a function of instant messaging through many different forms, such as texting, Facebook, and Snapchat. The participants in these practices have created a new culture of online communities and an entirely new lexicon, including emojis and acronyms. As well as the advantages brought by new technology, any new media will have inherent consequences. With texting, people have started oversharing through “sexting”, sending explicit messages or photographs. Social media platforms also have consequences of
In the article by Dir and Cyders (2014), the researchers evaluate sexting behavior as it relates to various outcomes afterwards. While sexting is not always associated with risk taking, there were things such as “sexts sent to other people”, “caught sending a sext”, and “regret and embarrassment after sexting” that made the top three “negative sexting experiences”(p.
The goal of this study is to examine the relationship among sexting behaviors, relationship satisfaction, and adult attachment style in young adults. Specifically, this study will focus on a variety of factors that can influence, or are significantly related to sexting, such as individual attachment style, gender age and satisfaction in the relationship.
Eyal and his colleagues examine the presence of sexual messages among teenagers in the United States. Comparing findings from two seasons, 2001—2002 & 2004-2005, the finding show that these programs contained a large number of sexual messages, though their frequency decreased as time progressed, and most of the messages were in dialogue form. Utilizing Social Cognitive Theory, Eyal emphasize socialization as the key process to forming sexual identities, placing value on the role that media plays in shaping adolescents’ sexual knowledge, expectations, and behaviors. The sexual suggestions in media glamorize and glorify sexuality, which can prompt dangerous sexual conduct. Instead of instructing youths about the hurtful impacts, this kind of media promotes promiscuity without regard to consequences. Strasburger (2010) states, "75 % of prime-time programs have sexual content and only 14% of those mention risks or responsibilities of sexual activity. 40% of these lyrics have sexual material and only 6% contain healthy sexual
Due to the effects of sexuality in the media, more teens are open to sexual acts and at a younger age now. Adolescents are now open to "hook-ups" or friends-with-benefits, where they have "casual sexual encounters at parties and clubs between youngsters who are not emotionally involved with one another" which are influenced by new techology and take away the "first date" which would help put safe sex into the teens minds (Friedman). Some folks are worried that the sex in the media will counteract sex education and do not include problems that having sexual intercourse can bring about. In his article "Sex, Violence and the Media", Charles S. Clark explains:
Teenagers engage in casual sex to feel mature and part of a society that shapes the idea of casual sex as a liberating and empowering event. Shows like “Sex and the City” promote women who have jobs, friends, and a very active sexual life with strangers and because of this they claim to “have it all,” as the character of Samantha said in an episode. Entertainment and the media are filled with sex driven programs, commercials and books.
Sexting is an informal method that is used to illustrate the love and affection between two people. This idea of sexting is not only unromantic but it is also alarming. Those who do partake in sexting usually do not think about the possible consequences that could eventually lead to humiliation, depression, and/or judgmental comments. Out of all the sexting incidents that I have observed, none of them seemed to have a positive outcome. These sexting incidents always ended up with someone getting emotionally hurt. According to what I viewed in my high school years, the cause of sexting was usually formed either through peer pressure, the desire to fit in with the “popular kids” in school, or just to try a new tactic that one would hope that
Today, the expansiveness of sexual messages across society has perverted American values into warped ethical standards that emphasize overly tolerant of immorality. Since the 1960s, society, opening the door wider and wider, has allowed spread of sexuality to permeate American thought and heart. The cultural thought has evolved into the idea that the only way to be socially accepted by others is to “do it” with someone else and lose one’s virginity before marriage. Through entertainment specifically, adultery and other sexual profanities have become natural elements of what Americans watch (Schleifer). The media flaunts sexual promiscuity around at every possible moment to glorify it as the greatest obsession for all people to enjoy at any