TVs newest target-Prevalence and trivialization of teen sexual exploitation on primetime tv
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2013
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Parent's Television council
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The present study focused on three age groups of female characters in primetime scripted programming: Underage (ages 17 and under); young adult (ages 18-21/recent high school graduates or young college student); and adults which were included as a comparison group. Specifically, the study examined the prevalence and trivialization of sexual exploitation in the media. Therefore, in addition to examining how often females and particularly young females were associated with sexually exploitative themes, the study examined the number of times sexually exploitative themes were presented in a comedic context intended as humorous entertainment for the viewer.
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Exploitation, Exploitation -- commercial, Research