De onzichtbare kracht van media

Abstract

This research focuses on to what extent Dutch women who are interested in sexual explicit television programs have more sexual experiences and a more permissive attitude towards sex. Why do some women watch sexual television shows intentionally and why do other women hate that kind of shows? To what extent are adolescents being influenced by things they see in the media? The influence of media on adolescents can be explained by the Social Learning Theory, the cultivation theory and the Mass Media Model. Interviews with 15 Dutch students (all female) shows that most adolescents do not prefer this kind of media but there daily exposed to it. Adolescents know that there influenced by their peers and family, but they do not stand still by the fact that they take over many behaviours from sexualized media. This results in many respondents having a permissive attitude towards sexuality, what they find normal because it fits the so-called ‘student culture’. This research focuses on to what extent Dutch women who are interested in sexual explicit television programs have more sexual experiences and a more permissive attitude towards sex. Why do some women watch sexual television shows intentionally and why do other women hate that kind of shows? To what extent are adolescents being influenced by things they see in the media? The influence of media on adolescents can be explained by the Social Learning Theory, the cultivation theory and the Mass Media Model. Interviews with 15 Dutch students (all female) shows that most adolescents do not prefer this kind of media but there daily exposed to it. Adolescents know that there influenced by their peers and family, but they do not stand still by the fact that they take over many behaviours from sexualized media. This results in many respondents having a permissive attitude towards sexuality, what they find normal because it fits the so-called ‘student culture’.