Varying Perspectives On Pornography
Essay Topic Four
Varying Perspectives on Pornography
PHSE337: Body, Culture and Society
Chelsea Holdom
Student ID #2700120
Word Count: 2448
In modern society, pornography is readily available in a wide variety of forms, from adult films to erotic novels, and can now be accessed at the click of a button thanks to the Internet. It has even begun to infiltrate our daily lives, with sexually explicit material appearing in our television shows and magazines. Due to the varied nature of pornography, it has resulted in a range of definitions; ask your neighbour, your friend and your colleague what their definition of pornography is and it is likely you will receive three different, subjective answers. This is because they will have formed their opinion based on their …show more content…
(2005). Pornified. New York, NY: Owl Books.
Rea, M. C. (2001). What Is Pornography?. Nous, 35(1), 118-145.
Ropelato, J. (2006). Internet Pornography Statistics. Top Ten Reviews, Inc.. Retrieved September 25, 2014, from http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/internet-pornography-statistics.html.
Russell, D. E. (1980). Pornography and violence: What does the new research say. Take back the night: Women on pornography, 218-238.
Sherkat, D. E., & Ellison, C. G. (1997). The cognitive structure of a moral crusade: Conservative Protestantism and opposition to pornography. Social Forces, 75(3), 957-980
Strossen, N. (1995). Defending pornography: free speech, sex, and the fight for women 's rights. New York: Scribner.
Taylor, V., & Whittier, N. E. (1999). Collective Identity in Social Movement Communities: Lesbian Feminist. Waves of protest: Social movements since the sixties, 101, 169.
West, R. (1987). The Feminist-Conservative Anti-Pornography Alliance and the 1986 Attorney General 's Commission on Pornography Report. American Bar Foundation Research Journal, 12(4), 681-711.
Willis, E. (1993). Feminism, moralism, and pornography. NYL Sch. L. Rev., 38,
Varying Perspectives on Pornography
PHSE337: Body, Culture and Society
Chelsea Holdom
Student ID #2700120
Word Count: 2448
In modern society, pornography is readily available in a wide variety of forms, from adult films to erotic novels, and can now be accessed at the click of a button thanks to the Internet. It has even begun to infiltrate our daily lives, with sexually explicit material appearing in our television shows and magazines. Due to the varied nature of pornography, it has resulted in a range of definitions; ask your neighbour, your friend and your colleague what their definition of pornography is and it is likely you will receive three different, subjective answers. This is because they will have formed their opinion based on their …show more content…
(2005). Pornified. New York, NY: Owl Books.
Rea, M. C. (2001). What Is Pornography?. Nous, 35(1), 118-145.
Ropelato, J. (2006). Internet Pornography Statistics. Top Ten Reviews, Inc.. Retrieved September 25, 2014, from http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/internet-pornography-statistics.html.
Russell, D. E. (1980). Pornography and violence: What does the new research say. Take back the night: Women on pornography, 218-238.
Sherkat, D. E., & Ellison, C. G. (1997). The cognitive structure of a moral crusade: Conservative Protestantism and opposition to pornography. Social Forces, 75(3), 957-980
Strossen, N. (1995). Defending pornography: free speech, sex, and the fight for women 's rights. New York: Scribner.
Taylor, V., & Whittier, N. E. (1999). Collective Identity in Social Movement Communities: Lesbian Feminist. Waves of protest: Social movements since the sixties, 101, 169.
West, R. (1987). The Feminist-Conservative Anti-Pornography Alliance and the 1986 Attorney General 's Commission on Pornography Report. American Bar Foundation Research Journal, 12(4), 681-711.
Willis, E. (1993). Feminism, moralism, and pornography. NYL Sch. L. Rev., 38,