ST.Web.M.D's

According to BBC News, a study has determined that "one in four girls in the United States has a sexually transmitted disease" (Source)

And I’m not surprised. This is the information age; Apparently everyone knows everything so discussions between parents and teens are left for dead. I constantly imagine this scenario where a teenager has sex and the following day uses a source such as WebMD to quell her worries because the teen feels that he or she may not “exhibit” the symptoms described. Besides the scenario, “hooking-up” is probably more prevalent than it ever was a couple of years ago, especially with the push for abortions, condoms and other facets of sex to make intercourse seem like normal, should be happening, behavior. But I as I believe the Internet plays a role in the new trends, I think television has been the real culprit by pushing raunchier media and reality shows in an effort to gain its viewers back. I feel media is pushing the hook-up culture (one person flinging with multiples of people) harder than anyone else. Reality TV with its new season of Flavor of Love 3 persuade viewers to think that relationships do not work, and poses the question "why waste the time?"

Or it could be just how our culture is. Maybe people are done with this one person for life rule. The shows are just a response to what is really going on but in the end there is no remedy for the past culture of lovers. Failure has become evident, recorded on television, and fed to our future generations who then relay the same experiences back to media.

 It really is one of those "Which came first, Technology or Culture?" type of questions.