Lecture 11. Pornography

Question 1

What is the biggest difference between classic and modern pornography?

Answer 1

Accessibility, anonymity, affordability.

Question 2

First technology and sex created a moral panic, now it creates moral frenzy. Explain

Answer 2

There is more a social acceptance of pornography. People tend to create content themselves and their are personalized porn pages etc.

Question 3

According to Wolak, Mitchell & Finkelhor (2007) most of the exposure under kids are unwanted. Explain this

Answer 3

Limitation of the research is that when they asked these questions the parents were still sitting next to them

• media literacy: marketing regulation- we need to educate our kids
• accessibility creates normalization of porn
• early exposure should be accounted for when study effects

Question 4

In the lecture there were 5 studies about negative the behavioral effects of pornography. Name these and their main conclusion

Answer 4

1. Peter & Valkenburg (2011): found an effect on risk behavior on males of any age –> relates to the safety first never portrayed
2. van Den Bosch, van Oosten & peter: small and inconsistent effects about reciprocal effect over time mediated by enjoyment and perceived utility
3. Wrighy, Tokunaga & Kraus (2016): porn makes people more aggressive, high effect for verbal
4. Kohut & Stulhofer (2018): adolescente females score higher on impulsive risk taking

Question 5

In the lecture there was studies about the positive behavioral effects of pornography. Name these and their main conclusion

Answer 5

French & Hamilton 2018: gender interaction with female character.
Being female predicts higher positive effect of porn on sex life.
Viagra effect

Question 6

What did the study of Love, Later, Hatch (2015) say about pornography addiction?

Answer 6

Because we like things more when it is sexual is because there will be some dopamine in the frontal lobe, it is rewarding so that is why we are coming back.