Frontier Mythology in American Teen Film
Rowena Harper
December 2008
Teen sex is a “major public health problem” according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP “Sexuality”). The physical, emotional, and social consequences of teen sexual activity include high rates of teen pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS. Each year 25% of sexually active teenagers contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD)
Teens, Sex, and Media
The Influence of Electronic Entertainment on American Teen Sexual Culture
Eileen M. Hart, M.A
'By having souped-up karaoke renditions of well-loved hits (a recent episode was devoted entirely to Madonna songs) sung by a cast of good-looking American teenagers, Glee neatly manages to snaffle both the t(w)eenage market and the ever-growing demographic of so-called kidults''.
Glee: camp, fun, won’t change the world
David Bowden
May 2010
“The superficial teen stereotype depicts teenagers as consumed by unimportant school-related problems, such as playing truant, avoiding detentions and attending the prom with a dream date”
http://www.scribd.com/doc/20800200/35-Teenagers-Teen-Drama
"Sex has achieved a normalised and often celebrated status amongst mainstream audiences
Elisha McIntyre"
Can True Love Wait? Christian Morality Meets Adolescent Sexuality in Teen Film
(Margaret R. Miles: Seeing and Believing: Religion and Values in the Movies, Boston, Beacon Press,
1996, 109)
Teen films frequently use sex as
a source of comedy, drama, and even plot
Elisha McIntyre"
Can True Love Wait? Christian Morality Meets Adolescent Sexuality in Teen Film
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