Pornography: Research Advances and Policy Considerations

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"...provides good coverage of the empirical literature." ―Journal of Communication "...well written and presents a wide diversity of approaches to pornography." ―CHOICE Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface PART I CONTENT, USES, AND FUNCTIONS OF PORNOGRAPHY 1 The Manifest Content of Pornography 2 Uses of Pornography 3 Three Faces of Sexual Explicitness: The Good, the Bad, and the Useful PART II ASOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF PORNOGRAPHY CONSUMPTION 4 Pornography and Men's Sexual Callousness Toward Women 5 Effects of Prolonged Consumption of Pornography 6 Reported Proclivity for Coercive Sex Following Repeated Exposure to Sexually Violent Pornography, Nonviolent Dehumanizing Pornography, and Erotica 7 Pornography and Sex Offenders 8 The Effects on Juveniles of Being Used for Pornography and Prostitution 9 Child Pornography and Sex Rings PART III CORRECTIVE INFORMATION AND THE ROLE OF SEX EDUCATION 1O The Effects of Counter-information on the Acceptance of Rape Myths 11 Sex Education as a Corrective: Immunizing Against Possible Effects of Pornography PART IV THE LEGAL DEBATE OVER PORNOGRAPHY REGULATION 12 The Legal Case for Restricting Pornography 13 The Case Against Censorship of Pornography PART V RESEARCH EVIDENCE AND THE FORMATION OF REGULATORY POLICY 14 Basing Legislative Action on Research Data: Prejudice, Prudence, and Empirical Limitations 15 Pornography Research and Public Policy Author Index Subject Index