....Did You KNOW??...

DID YOU KNOW?
1) 11% of all U.S. births are to teens?
2) Two thirds of all teen pregnancies occur among 18-19 year olds?
3) One third of women become pregnant at least once before they are 20?
4) One in four teenage girl has at least on STD?
5) As of last year, nearly one half of all U.S. high school students admitted to having sexual intercourse at least once?
6) It has been proven that, abstinence-only programs do not keep teens from having sex, nor do the increase or decrease the likelihood that a teenager will use a condom?
(Abigial Jones, Scenes of a Sexual Nature)
7) Every 13 seconds an adolescent contracts an STD?
8) 19 million cases of STD’s are reported each year and half of them are teenagers?
(Reality Matters: Teen Sexuality)

..my.foundation.questions..

1) What is media pressure?
2) What are different ways mendia can affect people, particuarlly teenagers?
3)What is sexuality?
4)What are the consequences of premature sexual activity?
5)How does the media portray abstinence, if at all?
6) Why does society view teen sexuality in such a negative way?
7)Does media really cause teens to experiment sexually or does it merely reflect what teens are already doing?
8)How does peer pressure play a role sexual activity?