title: Adolescent sexuality and the media.
abstract: Teenagers spend more time with the media than they do in any other activity except sleeping. Is it mere coincidence that the rises in rates of adolescent sexual intercourse during the past 30 years have coincided with the new era of electronic media? Do the media merely reflect society's changes, or do they have the capacity to influence human behavior as well? Although currently part of the problem of teenage pregnancy, the media could become part of the solution, if they were to portray human sexuality responsibly and allow the advertising of contraception.
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Strasburger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000329:Advertising; D003267:Contraception; D004882:Erotica; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D009040:Motion Pictures; D009146:Music; D012106:Research; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013690:Television