Internet Pornography

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Internet Pornography

• If No One gets Hurt, is it Deviant?

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Pornography is pornography, what is there to
see? Movies are attempting to destroy something
that's supposed to be the most beautiful thing a
man and a woman can have by making it cheap and
common. It's what you don't see that's
attractive. Nancy Reagan
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Definition

• In general, pornography is sexually explicit
  material that is largely designed to produce
  sexual arousal within its viewers.

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Pornography Society

• One the most highly debated issues today.
• Three different ideological views
• Religious-Conservative
• Liberal
• Anti-Pornography

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Pornography Society

• Religious-Conservative
• Believes pornography is an obsession with sex for
  the individual and a way to preserve it.
• Contrary to what many think, they believe that
  viewing pornographic material does not suppress
  sexual urges.
• Liberal
• Most have strong enjoyment to pornography
• Believe others to be too moralistic
• People need to be more open about things
  regarding nudity and sexuality.
• Not harmful to produce and consume pornography.

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Pornography Society

• Anti-Pornography
• Highly feminist
• Believes pornography plays a huge role in
  maintaining and perpetuating womens inferior
  social status.
• Sexual discrimination
• Leads to the violation of human rights.

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Theories

• Social Comparison Theory
• Feminist Theory
• Social Learning Theory

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Why Internet Pornography?

• 3 As
• Accessible
• Affordable
• Anonymous
• For many people, it is a great way to an easy
  start and an easy way to hide a socially
  unacceptable hobby.

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Positive Effects of Internet Pornography

• Some studies show an inverse relationship between
  pornographic viewing and related crime.
• Can lower sexual stigmas and stereotypes
• In some opinions, can lead to sexual release and
  the decrease of sexual aggression.
• Income ? cheap and easy

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Negative Effects of Internet Pornography

• Can lead to sexual aggression, rape, harassment,
  and an overall negative attitude (degrading)
  towards women.
• Can lead to anti social behavior and pedophilia.
• Addiction
• Relationship and peer problems
• Goes against some morals and values
• Can cause negative self evaluation of viewers due
  to idealistic body imagery

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Adult Pornography

• Majority of adults that participate in the making
  and distribution of pornography are willing
  participants.
• Biggest viewers are people from the age of 35-49
• Both men and women over the age of 18 are drawn
  to the industry for different reasons.
• Main reasons are for freedom, flexible hours and
  fun.

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Adult Pornography.Contd

• Within the industry, individuals can make quite a
  bit of money. However, it can be quite difficult
  at first when an actor/actress is only making so
  much per scene (one scene can take up to days or
  weeks to film).
• Hard for many females within the industry, due to
  expenses like cosmetic plastic surgery and also
  monthly HIV testing. This testing is required
  monthly for any individual to work within the
  industry.

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Pornography and Rape

• Very highly debated.
• No matter if someone believes rape and
  pornography have a relationship or not, people
  fail to realize that in many cases, the making of
  pornography sometimes does require the use of
  violence and sexual assault.
• From pornography you do get the emergence of the
  Rape Myth ? No really means yes.
• Within many pornographic videos and photos, you
  get the whole every woman loves a rapist/All
  woman want to be raped/Good girls never get
  raped/ Its all the womans fault cliché
• Pornography is the theory and rape is the
  practice

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Child Pornography

• When it comes to internet pornography, the main
  concern which our society faces is how to protect
  the children which are becoming victims to the
  pornography industry in large numbers.
• Many children are used and abused in the making
  and distribution of child pornography.
• Children are either being used by their own
  parents, uncles, family friends or some who are
  homeless with no place to go are sold into the
  sex trade.
• 20 of all pornography viewed is child
  pornography.
• It is a 3 billion annually industry.

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Purposes of Child Pornography

• Arousal ? people who view child pornography for
  the sake of arousal, is usually a form of escape
  or fantasy.
• Justification ? abusers and pedophiles use
  pornography to try and convince themselves that
  their actions and behavior is not abnormal.
• Preservation of childs youth
• Lowering a childs inhibitions
• Blackmail
• Profit

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Pornography The Industry

• HUGE!!!!!!!!
• Use to be something no one talked about, has now
  become mainstream.
• With the emergence of companies like Hustler,
  Playboy and Wild Rose Productions the Pornography
  industry has exploded.

Forbes Magazine
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Industry..Contd

• The pornography industry is larger than the
  revenues of the top technology companies
  combined Microsoft, Google, Yahoo!, Amazon,
  eBay, Apple, Netflix and EarthLink
• In 2006, the pornography industry made over 97
  billion.

2006 Worldwide Pornography Revenues
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Discussion..

• Is internet pornography deviant?
• Do you feel that pornography have a negative or
  positive effect on society?
• Do you think that by watching pornography that a
  persons behavior can be impacted as well as
  their social interactions?
• Where do we draw the line?