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    634 different websites that circulate pornography (Tancer, 2008, p. 21). Co-authors of the book A Billion Wicked Thoughts Ogas and Gaddam claim to be sitting on the biggest set of porn-use statistics on the web. In an interview for Forbes magazine they said that of the 1,000,000 most used websites globally, 42,337 of them are sex-related sites (Ruvolo, 2011). A 2014 PEW research article by Raine and Cohn about the number of people in the United States that own a computer states that 84% of households in the United States own a…

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    The Negative Effects of the Use of Pornography In the society today, relationship with sex is not what the people exactly called open and healthy one. Some people enjoy watching other people having sex through watching pornography. Pornography gives their audience an exciting experience that they can never forget. During the ancient times, countless depictions of heterosexual sex, oral sex, orgies and more had already existed. The city of Pompie perhaps has the largest collection of erotic…

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    Well if you have than you’ll know the meaning of the saying relates to the idea of something being achieved without great effort or difficulty. This effortless action is then being compared to getting away with manhandling a baby for their candy. It’s sad to say that this is the idea that pertains to the fact that the menace effects of pornography uprising effortlessly in our young generation of primary and secondary students are because of the facile access to it. Internet Safety 101 reports…

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    Pornography is a verbal or pictorial explicit representations of sexual behaviour that, in the word of Commission on obscenity and pornography.There is no doubt that pornography is often used in child molestations. It is also 100% accurate to say that pornography is a major source of information on sexuality for children. Anyone who has grown up in this society knows that viewing pornography begins at an early age. This fact is disturbing not only because children are very impressionable but…

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    Many steps can be taken to stop this. For one, parents should teach their children about the harms of pornography. They should also evaluate the access to media (cable tv, magazines, Internet). There are also many programs available for parents to block pornography on PC s. These steps can cut back the amount of pornography. The main defenses against pornography are a close family life, a good marriage and good relations between parents and children, coupled with deliberate parental monitoring…

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    Within the past month, the topic of pornography has come into the public eye with the state of Utah declaring it a public health crisis. For some this came as a shock and offense but to me it was only a matter of time. I have experienced first hand the effects of how pornography use before and sporadically during a relationship negatively affects the relationship. From this I can tell you that when I knew my significant other had viewed porn it hurt me, my self-esteem, my sense of security, and…

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    That is the first part in the psychological aspect of what pornography can do. The next step however is the worst part for us. When these well-worn paths get traveled down more often than not men tend to masturbate and in the result of this we have the same response as we would with having sex. These chemicals can have a negative impact on our lives as a result of this. The first of five chemicals is testosterone. Testosterone is the sex drive hormone and we use this to enable our sex drive to…

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    The Dirty Truth about Pornography In the 21st century, people have access to so many things via the internet that past generations wished they had available. The distance from Los Angeles to Miami or what year Thomas Jefferson was born is now just a click away, but the internet also permits bullying, scams, and pornographic content. Pornography has caused a division for those who are for it and those who are not. Throughout the years, there has been a change in the viewing of pornography.…

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    Pornography is the collection of pictures, writing, or other material that is sexually explicit and sometimes equates sex with power and violence. This brief description would be helpful to understand the meaning of pornography, but not the effects that it has on society. Women are the main subject matter in most pornography. This is dangerous to the future of womankind as it causes rape, reduction in women’s self-respect, and reinforces negative stereotypes of women. This is why pornography is…

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    A fair discussion of the effects of pornography first begins with defining exactly what pornography is. The origin of the word “pornography” is Greek, derived from the word “pornographos,” translated to “writing about prostitutes” (D’Orlando 2011). For the purposes of this review, pornography will be defined as the representation of sexual acts with the sole intention of sexually exciting viewers. In this review, only heterosexual pornography and heterosexual relationships will be explored.…

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