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#Exchanges between partners that are shared with others outside the relationship | #Exchanges between partners that are shared with others outside the relationship | ||
#Exchanges between people who are not yet in a relationship, but where at least one person hopes to be. | #Exchanges between people who are not yet in a relationship, but where at least one person hopes to be. | ||
| − | Sexting has become much more prevalent in the era of smartphones and social media, and, while it is done by people of all ages, it is more notably associated with adolescents and young adults. | + | Sexting has become much more prevalent in the era of smartphones and social media, and, while it is done by people of all ages, it is more notably associated with adolescents and young adults. Because sexting's popularity is still relatively recent, both the ethics and legislation surrounding it are still being developed. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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exting is the practice of sending or posting sexually suggestive text messages and images, including nude or semi-nude photographs, via cellular phones or over the Internet [1]. In a study conducted in 2009 by Amanda Lenhardt, her participants identified three main contexts for sexting:[2]
- Exchange of images solely between two romantic partners
- Exchanges between partners that are shared with others outside the relationship
- Exchanges between people who are not yet in a relationship, but where at least one person hopes to be.
Sexting has become much more prevalent in the era of smartphones and social media, and, while it is done by people of all ages, it is more notably associated with adolescents and young adults. Because sexting's popularity is still relatively recent, both the ethics and legislation surrounding it are still being developed.
References
- ↑ Poltash, Nicole A. "Snapchat and Sexting: A Snapshot of Baring Your Bare Essentials," Richmond Journal of Law & Technology vol. 19, no. 4 (2013): p. 1-24. HeinOnline, https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.journals/jolt19&i=654.
- ↑ Lenhart, A. 2009. Teens and sexting, Pew Internet Research, December 15, http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/Teens-and-Sexting.aspx (accessed April 30, 2010) [Google Scholar]
