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Sex on TV: Less impact on teens than you might think

  • Written by Christopher Ferguson, Associate Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
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Few people would doubt that sex is ubiquitous in media – whether movies, television, music or books – and that teens today have unprecedented access to all of it. It’s often taken for granted that this easy access to “sexy media” has an influence on teenage...

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