The first time/das erstes mal - Approaches to virginity loss in US and German teen magazines

Cross-national studies link mass media presentation of sexuality to differe nt patterns of adolescent sexual socialization and conduct but have not ana lyzed media texts in detail. Using ethnographic content analysis, the autho r evaluates 76 stories about virginity loss-a key sexual transition-from on e German and one U.S. teen magazine. Consistent with culture-specific appro aches to teen sexuality editors at both publications made similar recommend ations for virginity loss, but German editors portrayed suggested practices as more appealing and feasible.