Sex in the Media America has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the world ("Sexuality, Contraception and the Media"). Pregnant teens face many difficult choices. They must decide whether or not to keep the baby and continue their studies. or not. Teen mothers can lose everything they've worked for after one bad decision. Sex is present in the lives of adolescents due to the influence of the media. Sex is generally represented in the lives of adolescents by the media. The media believes that sex is a part of most teenagers' lives (Somers and Tynan). Statistically, they are right. “61% of all high school students have had sexual intercourse” (“Sexuality, Contraception and the Media”). Media outlets trying to stay informed are putting out content that they think teens will relate to, even if that content sends the wrong message. Every year, more and more teenage girls are not virgins (Somers and Tynan). If the media reduced the amount of sexual content broadcast, maybe teenagers wouldn't have as much sex, but they won't, they thrive and influence everyone. All races and genders are sexually targeted by the media (Somers and Tynan). They also try to trick people into having sex. The media says everyone does it (“Sexuality, Contraception and the Media”). This makes it seem like teenagers are allowed to have sex and it's no big deal, everyone does it. It's still a big problem. More and more children are becoming sexually active and the media plays an important role. They need to stop showing so much sexual content to teenagers. They are sending the wrong messages to a group of very impressionable people. Sex has nothing to do with teenage life or in the media. Sexual content is too often shown to teenagers on television. The media is becoming more and more explicit about sex on television ("Sexuality, Contraception, a... middle of paper... don't go together. Works Cited Khidekel, Marina. "Could Hollywood trick you into getting PREGNANT?" Seventeen 69.5 (2010): 152. MasterFILE Premier. November 18, 2013. The Merchants of Cool. Barak Goodman and Rachel Dretzin, 2001. DVD. Web November 20, 2013. “Sexuality, contraception and the media.” Pediatrics 107.1 (2001): 191. MasterFILE Web, November 18, 2013. Vancouver/ICMJESomers, CL and Tynan, JJ (2006). ADOLESCENT SEXUAL OUTCOMES: MULTIETHNIC RESULTS Adolescence, 41(161), 15-38 Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/195945519?accountid=46992Strasburger, V., MD (2010). : seven key questions, 39(9), 556-64./10.3928/00904481-20100825-06