Portrayals of Sex in the Media
  • Youth exposed to sexual content on television are more likely to overestimate the frequency of sexual activity among peers and have more permissive attitudes toward premarital sex.
    State of the Nation: Challenges Facing STD Prevention in Youth.  American Social Health Association, 2005.
  • A Pew Research Center poll in April 2005 showed that most people support higher fines on broadcasters and favor extending indecency rules to cable
    Indecent or not? TV, radio walk fuzzy line, Paul Davidson.  USA Today.  3 June 2005.
  • Pay-TV services reach 85% of U.S. homes
    Indecent or not? TV, radio walk fuzzy line, Paul Davidson.  USA Today.  3 June 2005.