Boys aren t immune to worries about their appearance. Most teen-age boys wish they were taller, bigger or more athletic. Young people begin to form their attitudes about dating, relationships and sexual behavior during the teen-age years. The behavior they see in the media has a tremendous influence, usually a destructive one, on how they see themselves. Movies and television shows created for teen-agers often feature story lines about having sex.
Characters jump in and out of relationships.
However, most teen-agers aren t involved in serious relationships. They aren t having sex regularly. They re more likely to spend time with friends than with a romantic partner. But they feel as though they re doing something wrong when their lives aren t as exciting or erotically charged as the lives they see in the media. Politicians, the public and media executives are talking about curtailing sexual content in television and movies.