Authors explore multiple viewpoints on sexting, discussing whether peer pressure causes sexting, whether America's sex-crazed culture promotes sexting, and whether parents must take responsibility for their children's use of technology.
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Adults should worry about sexting / Litchfield County Times - Adults overreact to sexting / Paul Rapoport - Considerable numbers of teens engage in sexting / Todd Ackerman - Teens sext much less often than people think / Larry Magid - There are no trustworthy statistics on the prevalence of sexting / Kaitlin Lounsbury, Kimberly J. Mitchell, and David Finkelhor - Peer pressure causes sexting / Jessica Ringrose ... [et al.] - Primal exhibitionism causes sexting / Ogi Ogas - Sexting results from normal teen sexual expression / Tracy Clark-Flory - America's sex-crazed culture promotes sexting / Leah Hird - Sexting is a valid form of self-expression for teens / Amy Adele Hasinoff - Sexting is not a valid form of self-expression for teens / L. Brent Bozell III - Sexting should be a crime / Mike Todd - Sexting should not be a crime / Sonya Ziaja - Parents must take responsibility for their children's use of technology / Scott Steinberg - Schools must take responsibility for preventing sexting / Mel Riddile - Technology can help prevent sexting / Rushworth M. Kidder.