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Record Nr.

UNINA9910481043003321

Autore

Linz Daniel

Titolo

Pornography [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel Linz, Neil Malamuth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newbury Park, : SAGE, 1993

ISBN

1-4833-2621-7

1-4522-5370-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (87 p.)

Collana

Communication concepts ; ; 5

Altri autori (Persone)

MalamuthNeil M

Disciplina

363.4

363.4/7

363.47

Soggetti

Pornography - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 - Pornography is What it Does; Chapter 2 - Obscenity, Sexual Arousal, and Societal Decay: The Conservative-Moralist Theory and Empirical Research; Chapter 3 - Erotica and Harmlessness: The Liberal Theory and Empirical Research; Chapter 4 - Pornography and Harms to Women: The Feminist Theory and Empirical Research; Chapter 5 - The Contributions of Each Approach to Scientific Research and Social Policy; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Does pornography have harmful effects on individuals? What are these effects and how should society deal with them? The authors of this volume attempt to answer these and other important questions by placing pornography within the broader context of theories of fundamental human nature.