Though music is a great influence in a young teen’s life, it is not the only sole influence. When it comes to sexual behavior there are many more factors put into play than simply music. The social acceptance of behavior must be acquired for a young individual to perceive it as something they must do to be accepted as well. In other words peer pressure is a huge factor. They think that perhaps because they have not engaged in sexual activity they are being left out. Music encourages its listeners to do so and does it deliberately (at times) by basically stating “Go out there and have sex”. But there is still one more factor stronger than the music and perhaps than that of society; this factor is a person’s will. If a person does not want to do anything they have the right and ability to not do it. A person has the right to have a different opinion and perspective to say NO. Music is music. It exists for us to hear, reflect and enjoy, not to rule over our lives.
In a study made on teenagers ages 12-17 the influence of music with or without degrading lyrics and their sexual activity were monitored. Surveys were administered over a period of two years. The results consisted of the teens listening to sexually lyrical music being more likely to engage in intercourse than those teens who did not listen to sexually explicit music. According to the study, the lyrics were not what enticed them to engage in sexual activity but their prior anticipations about it.
Perhaps curiosity really did affect the cat.
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