Can the mass media be healthy sex educators?

J. D. Brown, S. Keller
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The mass media--television, music, magazines, movies, and the Internet--are said to be important sex educators. Yet, they have been rarely concerned with the outcome of their sexual lessons. Evidence is accumulating that besides imparting basic information about sex, the ubiquitous and risk-free media portrayal, coupled with inadequate alternative models from others sectors, encourage unhealthy sexual attitudes and behaviors. Notably, it is in the media-saturated world in which children live where sexual behavior is frequent and increasingly explicit. Nevertheless, efforts have been made to encourage more sexually responsible media content, and a number of comprehensive sexuality education Web sites for young people have been launched. Even so, it is unlikely that the media, including the Internet, will shift toward a healthier depiction of sexuality in the future. Therefore, efforts to both encourage the media to present a healthier view of sexuality and make accessible healthier sources of sexual information should continue. Most importantly, children should be armed with the necessary skills they will need to be able to create sexually healthy lives despite what the media mostly teach.
大众传媒能成为健康的性教育者吗?
大众媒体——电视、音乐、杂志、电影和互联网——据说是重要的性教育者。然而,他们很少关心性课程的结果。越来越多的证据表明,除了传授关于性的基本信息外,无处不在、无风险的媒体描述,加上其他部门的替代模式不足,鼓励了不健康的性态度和行为。值得注意的是,在这个充斥着媒体的世界里,儿童生活在一个性行为频繁且越来越露骨的地方。不过,政府已作出努力,鼓励媒体提供更多对性负责的内容,并开办了一些针对年轻人的综合性教育网站。即便如此,包括互联网在内的媒体在未来也不太可能转向更健康的性描述。因此,应继续努力,鼓励媒体对性提出更健康的看法,并提供更健康的性信息来源。最重要的是,孩子们应该掌握必要的技能,使他们能够创造健康的性生活,尽管媒体大多是这样教导的。
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