PORNOGRAPHY

Pornography

Abstract

In this research we try to discover the perception of “Pornography” in a holistic perspective. The major center of attention of the research is on “Pornography” and its factors”. The research also examines various characteristics of “Pornography” and tries to gauge its effect on “people”. Lastly the research illustrates diverse factors which are accountable for “Pornography” and tries to describe the overall effect of “Pornography” and “Pornographic material” on “people”.

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion and Analysis1

Differences and Similarities in Men and Women3

Addiction3

Impact on Young Women4

Societal Effects4

Effects on the Marital Relationship5

Conclusion6

Pornography

Introduction

Pornography is broadly defined as sexually explicit media designed for sexual arousal. The study of pornography was dominated in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s by empirical research seeking to establish the effects of explicit images and films on viewers' behavior. This research movement was motivated in part by a series of U.S. Supreme Court rulings between 1957 and 1973 that gave First Amendment protection to almost all literature and a wide array of, although not all, sexually explicit images and films. Presidential commissions published official reports on the social impact of pornography in 1970 and 1986, yet by the mid-1980s, most researchers were willing to concede that it was difficult to demonstrate a causal link between viewing pornography and negative social behaviors. Other areas of inquiry began to emerge, including several approaches informed by feminist social theories, studies of the effects of pornography on people's attitudes about sex and women, clinical research of porn addiction, and finally, historical and cultural studies of the social roles and meanings of pornography in different cultures.

Discussion and Analysis

In the past few decades, pornography has exploded onto the world stage. From its humble beginnings of "nudie cards," peep shows and stag films, it has become much more normalized in our society, so much that men and women who do not view pornography may be seen as "prudes" by their spouses or friends. It takes in billions of dollars in revenue every year, and is increasing every year. Sexual content on television shows is on the rise - things that would have horrified the network censors of the 1950s are commonplace in commercials now. Sex sells, and the impact of even "soft" pornography on our lives is something that should be taken seriously (Sarracino, Scott, 2008).

With the establishment of the internet, pornography has become much more pervasive and invasive. A simple stroke on the keyboard brings individuals into a world they did not know existed, thus increasing the number of men and women who view pornography in its many derivations. Although there are companies which attempt to block the ability to get to these sites, pornographers have been able to get around these blocks by the simple use of normal misspellings when running a search (i.e., whitehouse.org vs. whitehouse.gov) and traps which bring the person to yet another site when trying to get out of the original site. By these means the sites lure individuals who otherwise would not deliberately view them and increase the number of people ...