Whereas it is often suggested that the media have assumed a prominent role in the sexual
socialization of American youth, empirical evidence supporting this premise has been slow …

The United Nations has identified gender‐based violence against women as a global health
and development issue, and a host of policies, public education, and action programs aimed …

Pornography has become a primary source of sexual education. At the same time,
mainstream commercial pornography has coalesced around a relatively homogenous script …

Questionnaires were completed by 5th-, 8th-, and 11th-grade public schools students in
rural and suburban school districts and by undergraduates at two universities in the United …

Studies of the impact of the mainstream mass media on young people's sexual behavior
have been slow to accumulate despite longstanding evidence of substantial sexual content …

Media permeate our lives and are so omnipresent that we take them for granted and
overlook their impact. Mobile communication devices, the internet, and social networking …

Exposure to pornography is routine among children and young people, with a range of
notable and often troubling effects. Particularly among younger children, exposure to …

OBJECTIVE. To assess over time whether exposure to sexual content in 4 mass media
(television, movies, music, and magazines) used by early adolescents predicts sexual …

Because concern is frequently raised that TV's abundant yet stereotypical portrayals of
sexual relationships may mislead young viewers, this study examined the effects of both …

PURPOSE: This study compared influences from the mass media (television, music, movies,
magazines) on adolescents' sexual intentions and behaviors to other socialization contexts …