Pornography is a one of the largest topics that are shunned in today’s culture. How pornography in committed relationships is handled is a problem you do not hear about all the time. In Logan Hill’s (2013) article helps understand the reasoning behind why partners watch porn and at the end explains how to deal with this issue. Hill (2013) identifies that watching pornography with your partner will make the other feel less anxious by knowing the unknown (Hill, 2013). Hill (2013) also implies that another reason why the feeling of inadequacy approaches one is by self-esteem reasons (Hill, 2013). The thought of perfect women/man in the pornography the partner is watching creates thoughts like: “I wish I looked like that” (Hill, 2013). Throughout this essay there will be experimental research and course material from lecture and a textbook to prove that this article is giving correct information.
The lust evolution theory in Pitman’s (2014) lecture connects to Hill’s (2013) article. Hormones are a huge part of life, especially in a relationship. They control the amounts of metabolism released and growth in our body. Most importantly hormones produce a need for reproduction causing a sex drive towards other mates. This theory connects to Hill’s (2013) article by connecting the sex drive to unsatisfying sex life. If one person in a relationship is watching pornography there is a chance of them having more hormones than the other person. Since it is in male nature to have more sex drive, this theory fits extremely well with feeling inadequate. One partner may feel satisfied but because of hormones the other might not. There should be no feelings of inadequate, since it’s just our bodies releasing different amounts of horm...
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...rger percentage of the men who watch pornography communicate to their partner more negatively then those who don’t watch much pornography (cite).
As Internet grows and the ways you can go onto the Internet expand pornography will be more accessible by many people all over the world. As this grows the pornography industry and views will grow as well. In conclusion more partners will be watching pornography and we need to know why and how to cope with this change. The article by Hill (2013) gives great advice by watching with your partner or dealing with self-esteem and understanding that if your partner watches pornography not to think you are doing something wrong (Hill, 2013). In conclusion, when it comes down to changing the advice in the article by Hill (2013), no changes can be found connecting it to the research article by Poulsen, Busby & Galovan (2013).
One of the most prominent and detrimental forms of sexual objectification is in pornography, where it defines a woman’s role as a sexual object for men to use freely (Insert Plato Citation). It was concluded that 88% of the scenes on porn contain acts of physical aggression, which can overexpose men into thinking that this sort of aggression is normal and raise their tolerance of violence (Insert PornStats Citation). It can further warp the minds of the watchers into thinking that this is what relationships and sex are truly like, when in reality many women are forced into the industry or are overly intoxicated to keep the entire experience feeling numb (Insert ThePinkCross Citation). Pornography also touches in on an even darker subject of pedophilia, or the paraphilia involving sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Pedophilia is mostly found in males, who are also the sex that is 543% more likely to watch pornography (Insert PornStats Citation). Television shows and movies exhibit men of all shapes, sizes, and ages married or dating women of one body type, which is usually young and slender. The combination of the media and pornography feeding into the desires for young, petite girls by exposing them in an explicit way leads to the statistic that one in five men are capable of being sexually aroused by children, to some degree, though they may never act on those feelings (Insert TheGuardian Citation). On the other hand, it is still likely to see people telling young girls to not dress in a revealing manner. In the way society uses this, it is almost an oxymoron. The media is telling girls to look a certain way and when they do they are shamed for it. It should be left at if a girl is too young to be wearing ‘that short of...
A real life example of the link between the onset of pornography in American culture and sexual crimes includes a survey done in 1978, in which 44% of the nine hun...
A review of the contemporary research on the negative effects of pornography is replete of scholarly and anecdotal evidence and opinion about the damages associated with viewing it. But the evidence is limited when it comes to criticism of mainstream media’s damages to certain groups, particularly young women with their romantic comedies.
Today, pornography has different targeted audiences based on various categories of pornography. There are pornographies made that are targeted toward women in which are slow and focused more on the people’s language rather than solely genitally focused. Most pornographies, however, are made specifically for men. These videos contain a large focus on the genitals, the men are portrayed as dominant, and the women please the men taking any measures necessary. According to a study, pornography that was intended for men and women aroused the men who were being studied. Women on the other hand, activated negative affects after watching the pornography intended for men and positive after watching the pornography intended for women (Mosher, 1994). In general, men are the main target of pornographies and women as well as feminists believe that pornography should not characterize women as objects. Also when making this study, it was difficult to find pornography that was made by women, majority of the videos are made by men and produced for
Wong, D. 2009. A qualitative study of male youth experiences of viewing pornography. Journal of Youth Studies. 12(2) 163-173.
With virtuous ethics, one looks to examine not whatever makes a person good, but looks at whatever makes a person virtuous (Mosser, 2013). To be considered a virtuous person one must look look at the act and make a decision whether the act constitutes being immoral by the act a person is doing (Mosser,2013). In the relationship with virtuous ethic in pornography several people think the the females that are earning their living by acting in pornography are brave strong people that are brave enough to partake in what other perceive as wrong. On the other hand several people may look at he acts preformed by the adult entertainers as wrong. The thoughts are that sexual relationships should be out of love for each other and not viewed by the outside world. With this line of thinking females involved in pornography will be regarded by many as a degrading situation for women (Gubar, 1987). These people are using their opinion and beliefs regardless of evidence, arguments, and justification of the women that partake in the movies, photographs, internet materials, or on television (Mosser, 2013).Women that perform in such movies, photographs, television programs or online is using their bodies in addition to sexuality to earn money. The Indicated form of entertainment in the eyes of many individuals and organizations, such as churches perceives that a female is encouraging sex in the form that are not within their teachings or
...tually enhances relationships have several strong claims, it is still evident that pornography is, overall, damaging to relationships. There is more evidence to support the argument than the counterargument. Most of the argument sources are recent journals that have all updated statistics and information while the counterargument sources are mostly books and at least a few years old.
Whether pornography is an excuse to make acts of violence public? A big number of famous scholars, no matter men or women, have given their opinions. Each of them has their own view, but we can sort them into two groups, which are against to serious censorship and willing to convict and uproot pornography. Because of pornography, women’s status can never be equal to men’s. Recently, a revolution about the perception of moral values comes out in the world, which refers to how deep the changes of the method people think and act. Media have continuously played a big role in processing those changes in the revolution. Whereas, a lot of changes have been much worse. New violations of human dignity and Christian ideals have taken place. Within here, the media is also important. In the media, widespread pornography and wanton violence have increased in these years. Books and magazines, recordings, the cinema, the theater, television, videocassettes, advertising displays and even telecommunications regularly present a representation of violent behavior in sexual activity, which has been openly pornographic and morally offensive.
Funmilayo who is a board-certified adult and forensic psychiatrist and specializes in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, professionals in crisis, and the issues of intimacy and sexual dysfunction. During our brief discussion, I asked her a few questions such as how common is Voyeuristic Disorder? She replied that the commonness is not known; however, this disorder is estimated to be three times higher in males. What are the main causes of Voyeuristic Disorder? She replied that this is no scientific agreement about the root of voyeurism. What are the risk factors for Voyeuristic Disorder? She replied that this has not been determined; however, some possible causes would be childhood sexual abuse, substance abuse, being obsessed with sex, and being hypersexual. What other disorders or conditions often occur with Voyeuristic Disorder? She replied that other paraphilic disorders could occur as well as depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, ADHD, conduct disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. How is Voyeuristic Disorder treated? She replied that first an individual must want to be treated and then it could be treated with medication, behavior therapy, or cognitive-behavioral therapy. Are there any medications to treat Voyeuristic Disorder? If so what are they? She replied that there are medications for the disorder and the main one is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which reduces the sexual desire being felt. Are there any biological, psychological, and social risk factors for developing Voyeuristic Disorder? She replied that there are biological factors in brain activity during sexual arousal, as well as general brain structure. What are the demographics of Voyeuristic Disorder? She replied that this disorder is more common in men, but does occasionally occur in women. What percentage of the population suffer from
Technology and things like social media have a great effect on sexual views, behavior and practice among generations. Recent advances in technology are influencing sexual behaviors because of things like computers, smartphones, sex technology (sex toys, pornography, etc.). The list is growing and so are the many possible uses of these technologies. In fact, one in every ten websites is a pornography website, (Krotoski, 2011). This alone gives individuals access to the erotic, fantasy world of sex. These advances in technology, and the availability of this information has made it easier than ever to enter the world of sex.
Pornography is becoming the most popular secret in all of America. Only 13.9% of young men don’t view pornography, and of those who do, 51% of male students and 32% of female students first viewed pornography before age 13 (Gilkerson). 21.3% of college males watch it daily or multiple times a day (Gilkerson).
Lastly, communication in general should be used throughout the making of the pornography. The use of communication could cause the pornography to be more believable and enjoyable. Some could say that people view porn specifically for the sex, not the “connection” which could be a valid point, but with communication present, each person could be more comfortable along with making the porn more believable and more appealing to the
Again, there are different ideas of what is considered pornographic from artwork, movies, and books. While one may look at a painting that depicts nude forms or read a book that includes sexual acts may not see this as a form of pornography while others would find it morally offensive. Feminist would argue that the morality of porn is it is degrading and humiliating to those involved, not of its sexual nature. Their concern is that it promotes sexism and violence against women or children. “What is objectionable about pornography…is its abusive and degrading portrayal of females and female sexuality, not its content or explicitness” (Rodgerson & Wilson, 1994) However, others may feel that it is sexually liberating and in no way degrading to those involved. Those women feel in control of their sexuality and choose to participate in acts as a way of expressing themselves while feeling it has no barring on their moral character. While others would argue that it promotes immoral behavior which would lead to criminal acts or an unhealthy obsession with sex. “The most commonly feared adverse effects of pornography include undesirable sexual behaviors (e.g. adultery), sexual aggression, and loss of respect for traditional family structures and values, loss of respect for authorities, and a general nonspecific moral decay.” (Hald & Linz,
In the today’s society, social media has gone out of hand. Most people these days have a cell phone, Ipad and/or laptop and most definitely a television at their home. Therefore, access to pornography has become extremely easy and can be available to any individual in less than 5 minutes. The best definition of pornography can be explained as sexually explicit words or images intended to provoke sexual arousal. The easy access to porn has raised many people to question if porn is harmful, if it should be censored, and if it is unsafe. Many debates have been going on about porn concerning freedom of rights, speech, and entertainment and right of privacy. The main people to have argued on this point are Catherine Mackinnon and philosopher J.S. Mill.
To conclude this report pornographic material is hurting America but not in a big way and it is bringing us down as a society and not really being great role Models to our kids. Its might be a good thing to have and to some people might be A bad thing to someone. Thank you for reading my report.