The Consequences Of Pornography

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The central research is how easily accessible pornography is to people anywhere and everywhere. Pornography has effect on teens and adults with their daily social lives. The methods used to analyze the problem are comparing statics from different cites, a personal experience from a dad and son, and the consequences porn has on its viewers. My topic is important because technology is advancing, which means more people can find easier ways to look up pornography.
Background and Significance: As technology has advanced over the years pornography has “evolved and developed, but it wasn 't until the 20th Century that pornography was able to find its way in literally every aspect of modern society” (Alex). There are two sides to the porn, the one
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One example is Gary Webb the author of “Sex and the Internet,” who wrote about his own experience with porn. Webb’s first time seeing porn was in a magazine that he had found laying around, which later was taken away from him by his parents. As a father, Webb seems to be going through the same situation. Webb noticed his son was being emailed all types of links to pornographic websites. He remembered his childhood and stated “never before has a society been exposed to so uch graphic material and sexual interaction, all a few clicks away, 24 hours a day, available to adults and kids alike” …show more content…
The survey results will show what people’s perspective in on pornography and if it does have an impact it’s viewers.
Results:
The survey was offer to ten people who are between the ages of sixteen to eighteen and an equal of five girls and five boys. In the first question “Do you have access to technology outside of school?” 100% answered yes. On question two “In your opinion is pornography good or bad.” 20% answered good and 80% answered bad. On question three “Do you think pornography has an effect on people?” 80% answered yes and 20% answered no. On question four “Do you think pornography should be banned completely?” 30% answered yes and 70% answered no.
Conclusion:
What I take from the survey the access of technology outside of school is true about technology increasing. Since the survey was taken by teens the survey taken by Sara Israelen-Hartley is true the rates keep increasing as the years go by. The opinions on good or bad on pornography are most likely the ones who watch porn or are against it. Or maybe the ones that think it’s bad know it’s bad but have become addicted to it. On the people that chose that pornography does not have any effect on people, they, may possibly be under the effect of porn addiction. People who think that pornography should be banned might result in people who watch it, indifferent, or religion purposes. As a result there are always

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