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/^t/Not books but magazines and video films are of youngsters interest these days. They give a model of a modern teenager falling in love at the age of 13, 14 and having the first sexual experiences at the age of 15. Let's take magazines such as Bravo and Popcorn, which are read by 12 years old 18 years old, as examples. They present love stories whose heroes are only interested in love affairs. Such stories are accompanied with photos which often show erotic scenes. Their heroes are very attractive fashionably dressed and their life seems so interesting that young people desire to look like they do, to speak like they do and to do what they do. Also, the advertisements of these magazines presented on TV sometimes look like soft porn films presenting night clubs with all their attractions. Youth magazines are not the only one source of information for youngsters about how to live. Video libraries also provide an enormous offer of all kinds of films. There would be nothing wrong with it if someone checked who borrows what kinds of films and what these people age are. But if nobody does it all feel free to take what they want, including teenagers.