I really want to do my project on teenage sexuality. I really want to focus on sex education received from the concepts of abstinence rings, purity balls, Jessica Simpson, Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears, etc. and their obsession with the socially constructed idea of "virginity." But, I have done something similar in another class from last semester :/ so I don't know if this is a good idea. I think I could examine further now and have better tools, but I don't know if this is allowed, still.
If I don't do this, I'm going to do teenage sexuality learned from Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan (cause let's face it, teens read this, probably more than older women actually...), http://www.j-14.com/, Seventeen, and maybe a couple others. If what I research isn't expansive enough, I'm going to then compare this information with what is learned by teens who read Bust or Bitch magazine (feminist magazines directed at young people).
I think it would be really interesting to examine magazines like Cosmopolitan. This magazine is targeted at an older crowd but it is so obvious that teenagers are reading it. There certainly aren't age restrictions on buying a magazine! Cosmo is filled with sex advice, articles, and stories. Every issue probably contains at least 5 articles related to sex. Both ideas sound really good!
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