ar culture is where many teenagers get their ideas about what is attractive, femine, masculine, cool, sexy and romantic. (Bordo 1) As you see popular culture is a big influence, it persuades them to percieve what is acceptable to society. Sex is presented as the thing that makes you a beautiful person, that has an interesting and overwhelming life. Popular culture and media has convinced teenagers that if they refuse sex then you become the outsider. That is what all teenagers fear, being the outsider. That way all these factors of influence are so strongly believed. The other fact of it is, is that the world see our body, it has we present ourselves to the society. People have the need to be loved and desired, this is the main reason why popular culture is so effective on people. There are many factors that convince teenagers of the way they should be, and the truth of it is, they need to know that what they see may not always be what is real. Teenagers need to be informed of information involving sex and they need help answering their questions, they are unsure about. Teens need to be taught about the decisions and consquences they may come with their choices about sex. I know that many teenagers have problems talking to their parent about the subject of sex. When I was younger I felt uncomfortable confronting my parents, I still do, now that Im own my on I still cant talk to my parents about it. I realize this is not for all teenagers, but we do need to find an easier way to discuss sex with teens. Teens need to know about birth control, condoms, unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Birth control and condoms need to be discussed, so if teenagers decide to have sex that they know there are safe methods out there, that Page 4they should use. Unwanted pregnancies are something no teenager really wants to face, but it happens quite often and that is something thats hard to accept, but thousan...
