Porn & Trafficking

Porn & Trafficking

By PornHarms on April 19, 2011

Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act which involves force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person involved has not attained 18 years of age. The specific forms of exploitative activity from which sex trafficking generates enormous profits are the [...]

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Harms To Children

Harms To Children

By PornHarms on April 18, 2011

The average age that children are exposed to pornography is 11. Many report that such exposure is not sought, but that they are bombarded by pornography via different media channels. Additionally, children tend to seek sexual content in the media out of curiosity, for ‘educational’ purposes, and to reinforce their own ideas and behaviors. Children [...]

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Porn Addiction

Porn Addiction

By PornHarms on April 17, 2011

Pornography addiction is a condition in which a person becomes overly dependent on pornographic materials for their physical and emotional satisfaction. There are many individuals that view pornography regularly, but this does not always lead to addiction. Symptoms of addiction include: Increased frequency in watching or reading pornography Lose track of time while watching for [...]

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Increases Violence

Increases Violence

By PornHarms on April 16, 2011

The bulk of today’s available pornography often contains depictions of violence and abuse.  The majority is usually against the female performers.  It is depicted in a number of ways, from name-calling and spitting  to physical violence such as slapping and biting to extreme simulations of rape. This no doubt has an effect on the viewer. [...]

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Pornography and Attitudes Supporting Violence Against Women: Revisiting the Relationship in Nonexperimental Studies (Research)

By PornHarms on December 8, 2011

Gert Martin Hald, Neil M. Malamuth, and Carlin Yuen University of California, Los Angeles, California University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark New York University Law School, New York City, New York Abstract: In this study, we examined the unique contribution of pornography consumption to the longitudinal prediction of criminal recidivism in a sample of 341 child [...]

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Developmental Pathways into Social and Sexual Deviance (Research)

By PornHarms on December 8, 2011

By John A. Hunter, Aurelio Jose Figueredo, Neil M. Malamuth Springer Science/Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract: Path analysis was used to assess the contribution of four exogenous developmental variables (sexual abuse, physical abuse, exposure to violence, exposure to pornography— each occurring prior to age 13) and four personality constructs (“psychopathic and antagonistic attitudes,” “psychosocial deficits,” [...]

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Adolescence, Pornography and Harm (Research)

By PornHarms on December 6, 2011

Australian Institute of Criminology Dr. Colleen Bryant Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice No. 368 February 2009 Abstract: The probability that a young person will have exposure to pornography prior to the age of 18—the legal age in Australia at which it is permissible to view and purchase such materials—is very high. Concern [...]

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Exposure to Sexually Explicit Web Sites and Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors (Research)

By PornHarms on December 6, 2011

Journal of Adolescent Health by Debra K. Braun-Courville, M.D. and Mary Rojas, Ph.D Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 156-162, August 2009 Abstract: Purpose Mass media play an important role in the socialization of youth. Given its expanding nature and accessibility, the Internet may be at the forefront of this education. However, the extent of [...]

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