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    there is definitely a cause as to why it happens. Without any second thought, teen sex behavior is the main cause of this problem. No matter in the first-world or third-world countries, teen sex behavior has becoming common issue everywhere. Among some of the factors that cause teen sex behavior that plague the world today are family stability, media and religion. As we all know, family plays a significant role in teens’ life as it will cause a great impact on their emotions and characters when they

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    ready for the next day" (Teen Pregnancy-Teen Voices). Teen pregnancy is prevalent in America today, with approximately one million teenagers getting impregnated each year (Planned Parenthood-Helping Young). As of 1995, Texas had the third-highest teen pregnancy rate in America (Teen Pregnancy-State). Some teens are risking a pregnancy because of peer pressure. One 16-year-old virgin explains, "It's hard to abstain when it seems like everyone but you is having sex,"(Teen Pregnancy-Voices). Six

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    Sex and Violence in the Media Influence Teen Behavior In the 21st Century Sex and Violence in the media has had a good and bad impact on our society. It is very common around the world that many kids are exposed to violence or some type of sexual activity rather in household or in the media. The media has become a common reason as to why violence occur. Teenagers in the 21st century are exposed to more sexuality and violence than ever. Being exposed to sex and violence has had a bad impact on teens

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    TOPIC: The Effects of Television to the Youth of the New Generation I Background History of Television II Children Between the Television A. Reasons Why Children Watch Television 1. Viewing to Learn 2. TV People as Companions 3. Overcoming Boredom 4. Improving on Bad Moods II Effects on the Sensory Development to the Youth A. Sight B. Hearing C. Sense of Wonder III Bad Effects of Watching Television to the Youth A. Violence B. Obesity C. TV Influence Aggressive Behaviour 1

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    control conception through contraception. There wasn't really an increase in then number of sexually experienced black teenagers but, the number of white teenagers went up. During the 1970's, the number of white teens who were sexually experienced doubled, and along with that birthrates of these teens increased by more than 50 percent. It was during this time that adolscent pregnancy changed from a moral issue to an economic or welfare issue (20 Ravoira).   Over 1 million teenagers become pregnant

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    regards to sexuality and this forms a basis for analysis and evaluation. Skins also focuses upon Teenage sexuality, specifically, which I believe is a broad and interesting subject to analyse with many opportunities to elaborate. Skins is a British teen drama, which was aired on Channel 4 on terrestrial television and E4 on digital television. It has had 2 seasons consisting of 19 episodes altogether. Skins

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    with. Because this is such a pertinent issue, movies are made based on these problems. This is the teen genre. Movies from this genre are from a teenagers point of view so they can relate to them. Heathers is a dark teen movie where the bullies are killed off in an attempt to clean out the school. Peer pressure and bullying are a necessary part of the teen genre because of how big a part it takes in teen society. Almost every film genre is based around groups of people who exist in real life. People

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    Analysis Of Mean Girls

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    Teen girl films are Janus-like in nature, being aimed at teen girls themselves, but also at opening up the world of teen girls to their parents and society at large. The marketing for Mark Water’s 2004 film Mean Girls reflects this divided focus, using a two-pronged approach to attempt to attract the largest range of paying customers. On an aesthetic level, from the appearance of the promotional website to the music used in the trailers, the film tries is aimed at teenage girls. However, on a less

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    The Merchants Of Cool

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    The media chooses to portray and sell sex, violence, drama and role models because it appeals to teenagers’ biological and evolutionary instincts. The excessive amounts of sex hormones being produced in teenagers boosts libido causing displays of eroticism to be very alluring. Scenes of action or violence release adrenaline and endorphins for emotional stimulation and teen idols like NSYNC and Edward Cullen portray the ideal mate for many girls. The music

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    Teens and Their Magazines There is not a day that goes by where I don’t witness a teenage girl in the mall dressed very provocatively, wearing short skirts, tight shirts, and covered in make-up. The group of girls she associates herself with is also dressed very sexy and in my opinion inappropriate for their age. As they walk they giggle and hold conversations about fashion and what they did with their boyfriends last night. Checking out stores for the latest trends, they also take a look at

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