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This particular article is called ‘Shake it baby, shake it’ and discusses media preferences, sexual attitudes and gender stereotypes among adolescents. The sample space consists of adolescents aged between 13 to 16 year-old in 480 Dutch schools. The study aims to look at the exposure to and preference of these teens for three important media platforms (TV, Music and the internet) in relation to their permissive sexual attitudes and gender stereotypes. This article discusses in depth how growing up around media entertainment platforms that push negative gender imageries affects sexual attitudes growing and perpetuates the issue. In the Era we live most teens do get information from their parents concerning physical, social, and emotional aspects of dating, romance, and sex. (ter Bogt, Engels, Bogers & Kloosterman, 2010) While sexism and stereotyping of genders is present everywhere including our own homes, the same can be seen in most media platforms today aswell.

Shake It Baby, Shake It”: Media Preferences, Sexual Attitudes and Gender Stereotypes Among Adolescents