The effect that our society has on young adolescents is a profound and dangerous one. Our culture is filled with endless outlets of expression, advertising, and persuasion, many of which are used without any thoughts as to the moral consequences they bear. Magazines, movies, tv shows, social networking sites and many more sources of media have a daily influence on everyone that comes into contact with them and they maintain an especially great effect on young teenagers, struggling through a turbulent and confusing stage of life. Such influences can present extraordinary psychological challenges and upsets in the life of a young teenager and if they aren’t balanced out by the presence of advice and open communication from a loving parent or caretaker they can often overwhelm what might have been an otherwise healthy, stable, and mature young adult.