TEL-T 205 1st Edition Lecture 18The One With The Sex1) Sex and Mediaa) Primary public concerni) Most of policy and regulation is focused in this area because this is what parents are most troubled by ii) Public concern in the wrong place(1) Why concerned?(a) Behavioral concern: starting sex at an earlier age & leading to unplaneed consequences such as pregnancy, teen parenthood, or STI’sb) Where do children learn about Sex?i) Debate: Schools or Parents?ii) Children learn the most from the media(1) What are the sexual norms(a) Common practices and expectationsiii) Sex Ed: Teaches how is all works as well as pregnancy and STI’s(1) Does not speak about the social norms of sexiv) Parents: Majority do not have this speech with their child 2) Sexual Contenta) Has changed overtime b) Types of portrayals i) Focused on non-pornographic entertainment (1) Sex is generally glamorized(a) More frequently, multiple partners, more casual or sex with acquaintances, and few consequences (b) People tend to be extremely attractive and more romanticized, very experienced (c) Most of the portrayals are not visual or explicit sex acts[ most common in the form of discussion](d) New Girl: Bangsgiving 3) Effects of Viewing Sexual Contenta) Imagery vs. Ideasi) Imagery has very little actual impactii) Nudity has almost no impact on behavioriii) Ideas matter a lot because you gain more information (1) Influence expectations and the social norms of sexb) Cognitive we learn certain ideas that are very different from realityThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i) Our perceptions become very different from what people are actually engaged in ii) College students think it is happening in a more frequent way c) Attitudinal i) Societal Norms what’s expected, what I should expect from others(1) Variety in media that is not present in real life(2) Self-evaluation we become more dissatisfied with our own sex-life then dissatisfied with our partners performance (a) Less attractive and less skilled than what we see in the media d) Behavioral i) Disinhibition sexual impulses are primitive and automatic (1) We learn to inhibit these impulses as we get older(a) If expectations and norms are shifted than we become more likely to act on them 4) Ways to Mitigate these Effectsa) Current focus of regulation imagery b) Focus needs to be on ideas & norms that get spreadi) Importance on informationc) Solution distributing accurate information: give them the right normsi) This is what Sex Ed could be (1) This is how different age groups are engaging in sexual actsii) If you don’t give them accurate information than they are just going to get it anywaysfrom the media this information will be wrong5) Media & Healtha) As a source of information i) Through Advertising Works(1) Cigarettes (2) Alcohol(3) Food(4) Advertising products with adverse health effects(5) Ability to change perceived tastes (a) Exposure to ads show to change people’s taste[ happens w/ alcohol](i) Mental perception (6) Prescription