Revija za sociologiju, Vol. 34 No. 1-2, 2003.
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Assessing the Risks of Pornography: Testing Four Popular Notions Regarding Habitual Use of Sexually Explicit Material
Aleksandar Štulhofer
Teo Matković
Marko Mrakovčić
James Elias
Dominic Little
Veronica Diehl Elias
Sažetak
In the field of pornography research there is a noticeable lack of studies on long-term consumers. In order to analyze possible cumulative effects of protracted pornography use a research project on habitual users of sexually explicit material (HUSEM) was initiated at the CSUN Center for Sex Research. During the summer of 2000 a postal survey on sexual attitudes, behaviors, and the use of sexually explicit material (SEM) was carried out among the members of a national association of porn aficionados (N = 409). The aim of this paper is to test four popular notions regarding habitual use of SEM: that it is related to (1) socially marginal positions, (2) sexual deprivation, (3) sexist attitudes, and (4) sexually aggressive behavior. Based on comparisons between HUSEM database and the two recent studies carried out on randomized national samples (GSSS and NHSLS), our results suggest that long-term SEM use is not related to social marginalization. In regards to the sexual deprivation hypothesis, SEM seems to be the prime sexual outlet only for a subgroup of our respondents. Finally, habitual exposure does not contribute to the endorsement of sexist attitudes, nor does it appear to increase the likelihood of aggressive sexual behavior.
Ključne riječi
PORNOGRAPHY; HABITUAL USERS OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS; SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION; SEXUAL DEPRIVATION; SEXISM; SEXUAL AGGRESSION
Hrčak ID:
14487
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Datum izdavanja:
30.6.2003.
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