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media impact on sex  

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  • Sexual content typically has been defined as any depiction of sexual activity, sexually suggestive behavior, or talk about sexuality or sexual activity. It has been estimated that the typical American adolescent encounters about 10,000 to 15,000 sexual references, jokes, and innuendoes in the media each year. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Sex, Media Impact on]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/media_impact_on_sex

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