Monse's real - life alter - ego Sierra Capri defended her show's ultra-realistic depiction
of teenage sexuality, saying, «To me, the honest truth is that even though a lot of parents will have reservations about letting their children watch this, [but], especially at 14, [sex is] being brought up.
(Undersecretary Wirth seemed particularly exercised on the subject
of teenage sexuality.
Not exact matches
The Presbyterian study correctly linked
sexuality with commitment and responsibility, and it tried to make clear that there is a distinction between
teenage passion (felt by people
of all ages) and mature commitment.
According to Chief Justice Rehnquist, Congress» 1981 decision to augment the role
of religious and other organizations in tackling the social and economic problems caused by
teenage pregnancy,
sexuality, and parenthood reflected «the entirely appropriate aim
of increasing broad - based community involvement...» He went on to say, with respect to religious organizations in particular:
The combination
of substances and
teenage sexuality can lead to damaging experiences, both psychological and physical, that leave teens feeling uncomfortable and unsafe.
Teenage years are a turbulent time
of learning independence, developing social skills and experiencing
sexuality and romance.
Be prepared to deal with a family on the brink
of destruction, infidelity, addiction, purposelessness, coming unto
teenage sexuality, and all
of this combined to amount to tragedy.
It's a rambunctious, often hilarious, and carefully - constructed story about a
teenage boy starting to question his
sexuality in the midst
of his Evangelical Christian world.
The coming -
of - age plot is a standard hook, naive
teenage girl uses newfound
sexuality to achieve intimacy, people exploit her, she defeats this and becomes hardened and wiser as a result.
Lynne Ramsay handpicks this 1971 drama from Peter Bogdanovich: «That feeling
of burgeoning awkward
teenage sexuality and being stuck in a dead end town is brilliant.
The Diary
of a
Teenage Girl Director: Marielle Heller Running time: 102 minutes Certificate: R British newcomer Bel Powley makes an impression as a girl discovering her
sexuality as she begins an affair with her mother's boyfriend.
Pariah (R for
sexuality and profanity) Shades
of Precious abound in this coming out drama, set in Brooklyn, about another monstrous mother's (Kim Wayans) mistreatment
of her troubled,
teenage daughter (Adepero Oduye).
The Greatest (R for profanity,
sexuality and drug use) Emotionally - draining drama about a grieving couple (Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon), already dealing with the untimely death
of their
teenage son (Aaron Johnson), who find themselves further burdened by the arrival
of his flaky, pregnant girlfriend (Carey Mulligan) in need
of a place to stay.
Dad is a pharmacist, but he spends more time in perpetual fear
of the
sexuality of his
teenage daughter Lily (Maddison Brown) than anything else.
Night
of the Demons (R for
sexuality, nudity, drug use, profanity and graphic violence) Grisly remake
of the 1998, high attrition - rate horror flick about a decadent Halloween party at a haunted house in New Orleans where
teenaged revelers suddenly find themselves stalked by bloodthirsty demons.
Collette, whether paired with the great Viola Davis or with versions
of herself, was fantastic throughout, and Keir Gilchrist did comparably strong work as
teenage son Marshall, who searched for normalcy in an attempt to define his
sexuality.
She captures the awkwardness and excitement
of teenage love and budding
sexuality through a stick
of bubble gum and a copy
of Tattler (gifts from Charlie).
B + The Diary
of a
Teenage Girl Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, drug use, language and drinking — all involving teens Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94 % Available on DVD and Blu - ray Taking place in the early 1970's in San Francisco, this coming
of age tale follows a young girl who explores her
sexuality by sleeping with her mother's boyfriend while documenting her various exploits on her tape recorder.
Scream is about a
teenage girl getting over the rape and brutal murder
of her mother, and being comfortable with her own
sexuality.
Nell Minow: The Diary
of a
Teenage Girl is a rare frank look at adolescent
sexuality from a female perspective.
She burned up the screen in the former, as a
teenage drifter gradually grasping the power
of her own
sexuality, and consolidated that promise in the latter, matching a top - form Heath Ledger scene for scene as an infatuated junkie.
We know from research that teens are more prone to addiction than children and adults.1 We know that many teens demonstrate increased risk - taking behaviours (though it's a myth that teens are unaware
of the consequences
of their actions).2 We know that during this time sex and
sexuality take centre stage.3 Recently, neuroscience has begun to weigh in on this picture
of teenage cognition and behaviour.
A study released this week in JAMA Pediatrics shows that less than two thirds
of doctors and
teenage patients talk about sex and
sexuality during checkups, with most conversations lasting an average
of 36 seconds.
``...» JC» is I think my favourite Sonic Youth track, capturing perfectly the volatile
teenage mix
of attitude and vulnerability,
sexuality and anxiety.»
In her earlier works, she has dealt with the unsettling human dramas at the centre
of personal relationships —
teenage sexuality, family relations, mental disintegration and death.
Some
of the key themes
of Starr's work - from Hypnodreamdruff (1996) a 6 screen multimedia work about the intertwining lives
of a group
of lonely eccentric characters, to Big V (2004) a four screen piece about
teenage sexuality and Catholicism - explore the relationship between history and memory; attempting to extract meaning from collapsing realities, she makes complex and obsessive investigations into invisible, lost or fragile phenomena.
Teenagers (particularly
teenage girls) who communicated in a positive way about
sexuality experience a number
of positive effects: an increase in self - esteem, improved quality
of dating relationships, a decrease in symptoms
of anxiety (including symptoms
of compulsive eating).