Introduction

This blog explores the research question of how portrayals of sex and drugs in the media affects the viewpoint female teenagers take towards sex and drugs in their own personal life. The relationship between the media and its audience is a very critical and delicate subject of study. The media plays a proliferate role on people's daily lives. Therefor since the media is unavoidable, it is important for researchers to identify what influences it may have on society. The media is an enjoyable luxury, however if it is causing negative effects such as increased teen pregnancy's and drug use, that alternatives solutions must be found. This research question will be addressed by researching previous studies that have examined possible media effects and audience reactions that have resulted from a direct interaction with the media. The results from previous experiments and analyses of media content, will then be compiled and examined to determine the answer to this research question.