The students watch MTV among the many other activities in their daily lives. That needs to be put in perspective and measured against the other influences. Teenagers are exploring everything. They are developing a sense of self, they flirt, they feel sexual tensions, they are searching for purpose and direction. The world is not a-sexual.
Human beings are, among other things, sexual beings.
Just how that fits into a world of sexual harassment and sexual prejudices is something that could be explored. As I stated earlier, these studies were from five to 14 years old. MTV isn't a 24-hour pop and rock video channel any more. In fact, in turning it on in recent days I have yet to see a music video, but I did see a cartoon and some real life adventure programs involving five or six twenty-something characters of a variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds. MTV has changed.