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Today’s Porn: Not A Constitutional Right; Not A Human Right
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Title: Today's Porn: Not A Constitutional Right; Not A Human Right
Publication: Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence
Author: Patrick Trueman
Date: 07/01/2017
The First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech . . . .” That sounds simple enough, but our high court and has spent more than 200 years and written countless opinions deciding what that means. The First Amendment, the Court has pronounced, protects […]
“Sexual Behavior and Sexual Dysfunctions after Age 40: The Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors”
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Title: Sexual Behavior and Sexual Dysfunctions after Age 40: The Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors
Publication: Urology
Author: Nicolosi, Alfredo, Clive Gingell, Dale B. Glasser, Edward O. Laumann,, Edson D. Moreira, Jr., and Anthony Paik
Date: 11/04/2004
Abstract Objectives To assess the importance of sex and the prevalence of sexual dysfunction among middle-aged and older adults throughout the world. Increasing life expectancy has been accompanied by improvements in the health of the middle-aged and elderly, but little is known about how this has affected their sexual experience. Methods Data were collected in […]
“Association between Pornography Consumption and Sexual Practices among Adolescents in Sweden”
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Title: Association between Pornography Consumption and Sexual Practices among Adolescents in Sweden
Publication: International Journal of STD & AIDS
Author: Häggström-Nordin, E., U. Hanson, and T. Tydén
Date: 02/01/2005
Abstract Pornography consumption and sexual behaviour were studied, with an aim to investigate any associations. Participants were 718 students from 47 high school classes, mean age 18 years, in a medium-sized Swedish city. More men (98%) than women (72%) had ever consumed pornography. More male high consumers than low consumers or women got sexually aroused […]
“The Consumption of Internet Child Pornography and Violent and Sex Offending”
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Title: The Consumption of Internet Child Pornography and Violent and Sex Offending
Publication: BMC Psychiatry
Author: Endrass, Jérôme, Christian Benz, Thomas Elbert, Lea C. Hammermeister, Arja Laubacher, Astrid Rossegger, and Frank Urbaniok
Date: 07/14/2009
Abstract Background There is an ongoing debate on whether consumers of child pornography pose a risk for hands-on sex offenses. Up until now, there have been very few studies which have analyzed the association between the consumption of child pornography and the subsequent perpetration of hands-on sex offenses. The aim of this study was to […]
“X-Rated: Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Associated with U.S. Early Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Media”
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Title: X-Rated: Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Associated with U.S. Early Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Media
Publication: Communication Research
Author: Brown, Jane D., and Kelly L. L’Engle
Date: 02/01/2009
Abstract Correlates of use and subsequent sexual attitudes and behaviors predicted by exposure to sexually explicit content (i.e., pornography and erotica) in adult magazines, X-rated movies, and the Internet were examined in a prospective survey of a diverse sample of early adolescents (average age at baseline = 13.6 years; N = 967). Two-thirds (66%) of […]
“Cyberpornography: Time Use, Perceived Addiction, Sexual Functioning, and Sexual Satisfaction”
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Title: Cyberpornography: Time Use, Perceived Addiction, Sexual Functioning, and Sexual Satisfaction
Publication: Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Author: Blais-Lecours, Sarah, Natacha Godbout, Stéphane Sabourin, and Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel
Date: 11/01/2016
ABSTRACT Using pornography through the Internet is now a common activity even if associated sexual outcomes, including sexual satisfaction, are highly variable. The present study tested a two-step sequential mediation model whereby cyberpornography time use is related to sexual satisfaction through the association with, in a first step, perceived addiction to cyberpornography (i.e., perceived compulsivity, […]
“Deconstructing the Demand for Prostitution: Preliminary Insights from Interviews with Chicago Men Who Purchase Sex”
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Title: "Deconstructing the Demand for Prostitution: Preliminary Insights from Interviews with Chicago Men Who Purchase Sex"
Publication: Chicago: Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
Author: Durchslag, Rachel, and Samir Goswami
Date: 05/15/2008
Executive Summary In December of 2006 and June of 2007 the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE), Prostitution Research and Education (PRE), and the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) launched a research initiative in Chicago to investigate the cognitive and behavioral patterns of men who purchase sex. A team of ten individuals, including three […]
“Exposure to X-Rated Movies and Adolescent’s Sexual and Contraceptive-Related Attitudes and Behaviors”
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Title: "Exposure to X-Rated Movies and Adolescent's Sexual and Contraceptive-Related Attitudes and Behaviors"
Publication: Pediatrics 107.5
Author: Wingood, Gina M., et al.
Date: 12/07/2000
Abstract Objectives. To examine the association between exposure to X-rated movies and teens’ contraceptive attitudes and behaviors. Methods. Black females, 14 to 18 years old (n = 522) were recruited from adolescent medicine clinics, health departments, and school health clinics. Results. Exposure to X-rated movies was reported by 29.7% of adolescents. Exposure to X-rated movies […]
“Pornography Sexual Behavior and Risk Behaviour at University”
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Title: "Pornography Sexual Behavior and Risk Behaviour at University"
Publication: Sexologies 24.4
Author: Bulot, C., B. Leurent, and F. Collier
Date: 10/01/2015
Summary Introduction The pornography industry is a pervasive influence on adolescents, nearly all of whom are exposed to it via the internet, either willingly or unwillingly and at a more or less premature age. Is there an association between exposure to pornography and some forms of risk behaviour? Method Eight hundred and twelve Lille students […]
“Linking Exposure to Outcomes: Early Adolescents’ Consumption of Sexual Content in Six Media”
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Title: "Linking Exposure to Outcomes: Early Adolescents' Consumption of Sexual Content in Six Media"
Publication: Mass Communication & Society 8.2
Author: Pardun, Carol J., Kelly Ladin L'Engle, and Jane D. Brown
Date: 11/17/2009
Abstract A media-use questionnaire was completed by 3,261 7th and 8th graders and a subsample of 1,074 respondents was interviewed about their sexual attitudes and behaviors. Based on results from the media survey, respondents’ top television shows, movies, music, Internet sites, and newspapers were content analyzed for portrayals or references to pubertal development, romantic relationships, […]