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22 - A Sociological/Psychological Model for Understanding Pornography and Adolescent Sexual Behavior

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

By
Jennifer A. Johnson  and
Ana J. Bridges
Edited by
Sharon Lamb  and
Jen Gilbert
Sharon Lamb
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Jen Gilbert
Affiliation:
York University, Toronto
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This chapter explores the ubiquity of porn in adolescents' lives. The authors present a synthesis of the research about adolescent sexual development and pornography, with a unique focus on the way that the porn industry's profit model affects the availability of certain kinds of porn over others. They argue that the increasing availability and commodification of pornography, including the use of algorithms in online porn-tube sites to present users with the most violent and objectifying pornography, naturalizes traditional and non-egalitarian attitudes toward women, and may put young users and their partners at risk for violence.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development
Childhood and Adolescence
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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