Exposure Of Pornographic Material And An Increase Male...

Exposure to Pornographic Material and an Increase Male Aggression Against Women Mariah Lewis-Elliott November 30, 2014 SOC 221-971 Introduction In this paper we will look at pornography and the affect it has on male aggression and sexual violence towards women. This paper excludes child pornography and snuff (recorded murder) pornography. It may not be overtly apparent to society what pornography can teach people about gender behavior and attitude towards women but the risks are significant. Though some actions are based in nature, the development of aggression in males who watch pornography is a trait born from experience. In order to understand the effects of pornography on male aggression, we need†¦show more content†¦Aggressive behavior is meant to victimize someone mentally, emotionally or physically and is more often then not done deliberately. This behavior will generally violate social norms but it may vary from culture to culture and those who are aggressive will also have other social impairments as well. (Education Portal, 2014) Literature Review for Social Issue Gray notes that defining pornography can be a difficult task due to the subjectivity of what one person thinks versus another on pornographic media. The legal definition of obscenity is material with no redeeming social quality and the Women Against Pornography specifically targeted material that was sexually violent against women. Particular studies have shown that hard-core pornography can raise aggression levels in males that have shown a propensity towards anger in the past. These males have been taught that women are objects and should be treated as such. Pornography depicting violence against women them can act as a discharge of anger. When aggressive males where first angered and then shown hardcore pornography to the point of arousal, it became difficult to separate the two emotions of aggression and arousal. While violence may be more of an indicator of aggressive behavior against women instead of pornography, the danger lies in viole nt males not being able to differentiate between aggression, control of