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Sex & drugs & rock-n-roll

Sex & drugs & rock-n-roll. American Teen and College Culture!!!!. outline. Introduction Issues sexual activity drug use Implications. introduction. Address common Q’s regarding American teen life. Dispel myths and stereotypes. Goals:. KWL. W. Little History of US Culture.

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Sex & drugs & rock-n-roll

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  1. Sex& drugs &rock-n-roll • American Teen and College Culture!!!!

  2. outline • Introduction • Issues • sexual activity • drug use • Implications

  3. introduction • Address common Q’s regarding American teen life. • Dispel myths and stereotypes. Goals:

  4. KWL

  5. W

  6. Little History of US Culture

  7. When it changed

  8. sex • “Dating” is socially acceptable and common. Though awkward… Morals and views are So different about what is appropriate

  9. Dating • Online dating service members include 40 million American users! That accounts for 40% of the single adults in America! • Compared to this, China alone accounts for 140 million users and India has 15 million users of online dating!

  10. Sex Percentages in Teens 46% of all high school students have not had sexual intercourse • By age 15, only 13% of teens have ever had sex • By their 19th birthday, 70% of males & females have had intercourse. What do you notice About the percentages? What is the big change here?

  11. Sex 9 out of 10 teens say it would be easier for them to avoid sexual activity if they were able to have more open conversations with their parents. • What kind of culture do you think this leads to? With a high percentage of teenagers having sex? You would think It leads to a more Open society that Speaks about Sex. But not so much….

  12. What we see/popular

  13. Who do you think is most likely to have sex first? • Males or Females? Overall, male high school students (49.8%) were more likely than female students (45.9%) to have had sex.

  14. What we hear

  15. sex • Substantial decline since 1995. • Safer. • In 2007, 47.8% of high school students (grades 9-12) reported ever having had sexual intercourse, down from 54% in 1991. Abma J.C. et al., Teenagers in the United States: sexual activity, contraceptive use, and childbearing, National Survey of Family Growth 2006–2008, Vital and Health Statistics, 2010, Series 23, No. 30.

  16. There is a strong other side

  17. Still Controversial though

  18. Sex • Define “free sex” Abma J.C. et al., Teenagers in the United States: sexual activity, contraceptive use, and childbearing, National Survey of Family Growth 2006–2008, Vital and Health Statistics, 2010, Series 23, No. 30.

  19. Drugs • Legal • alcohol • prescriptions • Illegal • Marijuana(some places) • cocaine • heroin • etc.

  20. Drugs What percentage of teens use alcohol in the US? • Alcohol • 24% of all high schoolers reported occasional or binge drinking in the past month. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008). Healthy youth: alcohol & drug use. Retrieved August 29, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/alcoholdrug/index.htm

  21. Will Ferrell/Celebrities

  22. Football Players

  23. Alcohol Use • Alcohol use among teens has dropped to historically low levels. • Why is this? • 3.6 percent of 8th graders • 14.5 percent of 10th graders • 28.1 percent of 12th graders

  24. Drugs • Marijuana (12th graders) • 6% daily use • 21% past-month • decline since 1970s • recent increase since “legalization” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008). Healthy youth: alcohol & drug use. Retrieved August 29, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/alcoholdrug/index.htm

  25. DAZED AND CONFUSED, MAN

  26. DRUG QUIZ! WOULD YOU BE MOCKED? • What is? A. doobie B. yahoo C. Antifreeze D. blunt E. Jay F. Snow • G. Dust • H. Special K • I. Ice • J. Cheeba • K. Crunk • L. Cannabis

  27. A. Marijuana rolled into a joint • B. Crack Cocaine • C. Heroin • D. Marijuana and tobacco mixed • E. Joint of Marijuana • F. Cocaine

  28. G. PCP • H. Ketamine(hallucinogenic) • I. cocaine • J. Marijuana • K. Drunk and High • L. Marijuana

  29. implications • (too) Many do, most don’t.

  30. implications • Reflections of broader social norms...

  31. implications • ... and broader social ills.

  32. L

  33. Thankyou

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