Teen stories onscreen are all so risqué. How true are they?

Teens on screens big and small are having some wild times. These depictions of out-of-control, risk-taking teens often fall into two categories: one type is almost aspirational, a glamorous dream of the sexy teenage life we wish we had. The other is a cautionary tale, often moralizing about how the younger generation have been corrupted and signal a world that’s falling apart. Is the risque teen trope an accurate depiction of what teenage life is like (now or ever)? Or is it an adult’s imagination of what kids today are up to?

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00:00 Are the kids alright?
02:20 Drama, partying, and scandalous affairs abound!
05:38 Is it all really a projected moral panic?
09:18 What a real teen portrayal looks like.
12:15 Authentic teen stories are complex and nuanced.