Pop Culture Paper

This week in class we discussed our Pop Culture paper and wrote down a list of topics we could pick to argue about. We filled the whole board up, which actually surprised me. I originally didn’t think that there would be many topics for this section.  I am currently working on my rough draft and I’m very content with my selection for the paper. I’m choosing to write about how the media has a negative effect on adolescence when it comes to teen pregnancy. The media plays such an important role in the 21^st century. They have the power to influence teens into believing what is acceptable behavior and what is not. Most of the time these images are negative.  Then when it comes to parenting, most parents are afraid to talk about prevention and contraception because they are embarrassed to talk about a subject such as sex with their kids. This is mostly in the United States as well. The US has the highest percentages of teen pregnancy and STDs than Canada, Britain, France and many other countries.  As adults we need to reevaluate our position on how sex should be taught to children. Even most high schools are afraid to bring up the topic because of fear of legal action taken by parents. Things need to change before our society is beyond the point of change.