Abstract
The media has a marked influence on the sexual behavior of teenagers today. Nowadays many youth use media as a reference rather than talking to their parents. Media platforms like television portray sex as glamorous and realistic. This paper will discuss media effects on teenage sexual behavior and how to minimize them as well as some positive aspects that media can portray on youth. It argues that media literacy can aid in reducing dangerous sexual experimentation among teenagers. The media has had a marked influence on the sexual behavior of teenagers for decades. Nowadays many youth use the media as a reference ...
