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Pornography
by
Debbie Nathan (Goodreads Author)
Society condemns pornography but the Internet has created unprecedented access to porn. Taking an objective view of popular interest in the subject, this book deals with pornography as a social issue, translating the best academic research into reader-friendly language. Pornography considers why adults are so concerned with young people’s consumption of this product, and p...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
April 28th 2008
by Groundwood Books
(first published May 15th 2007)
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I dont this is the right book because of the cover but the title is what i am reading but this book has two different views how its bad and how it is good but there is a lot of good reasons why it is bad and how kids should not interact with it until a certain age so they dont get addicted like if they were smoking or drinking they get addicted and they cant stop but otherwise this book is very well written and how the writer had the arguments about the topic of the book and how kids can catch a...more
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The major attribute of this book is that it doesn't try to do anymore than it claims to. As part of the Groundwork Guide collection, it offers a solid foundation for taking a critical look at porn. Nathan provides perspective on the various cultural arguments surrounding porn by taking a look at the history, the audience, the workers, and the research. All in all, it's both an interesting and a quick read that gives you insight into a topic that folks don't generally talk about.
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Recommends it for:
Anyone looking for evidence against the moral crusaders' arguments that porn is bad
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Happened across it in the "New" section of the Library
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This is one of the few non-textbooks I've come across to cite specific research related to pornography as being non-harmful, or at the very least, as having a neutral impact. In the end, it basically says - "don't pay attention to the moral crusaders who want to ban all porn, here's the research saying it's not bad - and if you want to read those articles, you'll come to realize that there's no basis for these moral entrepreneurs' claims of the harm that comes from porn..."
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Read as part of research for school. A good intro to issues surrounding pornography and its history throughout the world.
Debbie Nathan, a frequent contributor to CounterPunch, offers up an antidote to the hysteria about pornography. "Pornography" is a cool-eyed examination of the political economy of the porn industry. Nathan explores the status of workers in the porn industry, as well as the merits of feminist porn and the frail evidence behind the claims of some social scientists that porn warps young minds. A book that should be read by knee-jerk censors and prudes, who, naturally, will never scan a s...more
This is the ONLY book I have found in all of my gender studies and non-fiction wandering that takes neither a pro nor a con stance on pornography. It gives the reader the history of porn, takes them through the multifaceted realm of sexual fantasy and provides the modern implications of internet and i-porn... but never once does it condemn or praise. A breath of fresh air for those who want a straight (no pun intended) look at the world of pornography.
Chris
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“... very few people know that porn has not been shown to cause mental illness or crime... there is no evidence for this cause-effect relationship, according to many researchers who have tested this claim with studies.”
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