COMM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Adolescent Sexuality, Child Pornography, Autoeroticism

• School: U of M
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 102
• Professor: Scott Campbell

Document Summary

Playboy brought pornogrpahy to america in the 1950s. Sex magazine circulation declining since the 1990s. Other media makes sexual content even more available and present. Media content described as sexual must be clearly defined. Explicitness depends on how much is left to the imagination. Time/cnn poll: 30% of teens get most of their sex info from tv. 30% of adolescent males listed pron as their most significant source of sex info. Pornography- graphic and explicit depictions of sexual activity. Obscenity- a legal term from miller v. california (1973) Material appeals to a shameful, sick, morbid, or lustful interest in sex. Material is offensive beyond community standards regarding sexual depictions. Material lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Relationship between exposure to sexual content in media and adolescent sexual behavior. Exposure to sexual content increases adolescent sexual activity. Sexually active adolescents are more likely to view sexual content in the media.