Adolescensce is a time of identity discovery and the decisions they make at this time of life may greatly impact their lives in the future. From television shows, magazines, video games, and music, these types of media have a bigger impact in shaping adolescents lives that many parents think.
This website is about the gender differences and similarities in the way adolescents respond to the media. Influence include, but is not limited to, the behaviors in sex, aggression, and health. Click on the links above to learn how different behaviors of adolescents can be influenced by the media.
Media can be a bad example to its viewers but it can't alone be blamed for the impacts. We have to realize that other social factors influence behavior as well such as culture and environment.
