Sex on TV Increases Teen Pregnancy, Says Report. Sex on TV has come a long way in the past few years.
Anyone who saw the first episode of 90210 — a pair of students engage in oral sex in the first episode of the new sequel to Beverly Hills 90210 — can attest to that. (See the 100 best albums, movies, TV shows and novels of all time.) The question that has been debated by parents, psychologists and media critics for years is whether such racy content has an adverse effect on young viewers. Does Watching Sex on Television Influence Teens' Sexual Activity? The average American teenager watches three hours of television a day.
Typical teen fare contains heavy doses of sexual content, ranging from touching, kissing, jokes, and innuendo to conversations about sexual activity and portrayals of intercourse. Sex is often presented as a casual activity without risk or consequences. Conventional wisdom holds that the messages young viewers absorb from television promote sexual activity in this group. Teenagers, Sex and TV. 1 in 4 adults say there is too much sex on TV. One in four adults in the UK feels that there is too much sex on television and more than a third think there is too much violence, according to new research by Ofcom.
The media regulator has today (August 23) released the results of its annual survey into consumer attitudes towards UK television, charting the changing course of public opinion to the small screen. In 2011, 25% of adults considered there to be too much sexual content in TV programs, while 36% felt the same for violence and 37% said so for swearing. However, the proportion of adults taking offense across all three areas was down on 2005 figures, when 36%, 56% and 55% of people surveyed felt there was too much sex, violence and swearing respectively on television.
Last year, 19% of adults said that they had been offended by something they had seen on TV over the past 12 months, but that was down from 32% in 2005. How Much Sexual Content is in the Media? Educational articles are an excellent resource for parents who are interested in learning about the best parenting practices from experts in the field.
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