Sex in the Media

Question 1

Major finding of the National Commission on Obscenity and Pornography

Answer 1

no known harm of sex on TV

Question 2

Major finding of the Meese Commission Report on Pornography

Answer 2

There IS harm of sex on TV

Question 3

Three criteria to define legal obscenity

Answer 3

1. shameful/lustful interest in sex
2. Offensive beyond community standards
3. Lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value

Question 4

Sexual content

Answer 4

show or implication of sexual acts or sexual reference

Question 5

Pornography

Answer 5

the graphic and explicit depiction of sexual activity

Question 6

Kaiser foundation’s findings on sexual content in media

Answer 6

1. 10% of media depicted or implied intercourse
2. 50% of sex in media involves people in relationships
3. sex is talked about more than shown
4. Teen sex associated with risk
5. Over time, men became desensitized to violence in sex media

Question 7

Link between sexual content in media and physiological arousal

Answer 7

more so for males and heavy exposure habituates the effect

Question 8

Effects of repeated exposure to porn on values and attitudes

Answer 8

1. Desensitization
2. Less satisfaction w/ real partners
3. More acceptance of pre/extramarital sex
4. Less desire for marriage, monogamy, and children

Question 9

Effects of erotica on aggression

Answer 9

1. perpetuates aggression in provoked people
2. Non-arousing erotica results in lower aggression
3. Arousal and hedonic tone perpetuate aggression regardless of whether it is erotic/non-erotic

Question 10

four-factor syndrome

Answer 10

1. Addiction
2. Escalation
3. Desensitization
4. Tendency to imitate