Does the Media Influence
Teen Pregnancy?
By: Dakota Modica
About Me;
 18 year old
 Psychology and
Criminal Justice
 FBI
 Mom was a Paralegal
 I want to follow,
above and beyond.
Why I Chose This?;
 Recent Popularity
 MTV shows
 Drastic increase.
Statistics;
 82%
 50%
 3 in 10
 15%
 Children ages of 11 to 14
 450,000
Graphs;
Teen Pregnancy Outcomes: (Ages 15-19)
Fatel Losses:
Induced Abortions:
Live Births:
16%
56%
28%
 Two major groups:
 Strictly the media.
 Community or
Many Sides To
A Story;
Interaction of those
around them.
 Sexual content
 Only 9%
Those Who
Feel Media
Influences
Teen
Pregnancy;
 Television as a babysitter.
 Media is influential
 “The Talk”
Those who feel the
community or
interaction of those
around them as being
the reason of influence
in teen pregnancy:
 Possible causes
Media Practice Model
Possible Media Intervention
Access, Understand, Analyze and Evaluate
What I believe
In?
 Parents vs. Media
 Believe in Faults to both sides
References:
http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/FastFacts_M
edia-and-Teen-Pregnacy.pdf
http://www.bocyf.org/brown_presentation.pdf
http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/SS/SS45_16
andPregnant.pdf
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1855842,00.ht
ml
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_'The_media'_influence_y
our_identity
http://rayuso.hubpages.com/hub/Mass-Media-Influence-onSociety
http://teenagermom.wikispaces.com/Graphs+And+Statistics