Cause and Effect of Pornography
The Cause and Effect of Pornography
Nessa Perez
COMM 105
March. 16, 2010
Rebecca Coleman
The Cause and Effect of Pornography “Pornography is a multi-billion industry so powerful it drives the direction of much media technology.” (Jensen, 2007) The annual revenue in pornography business is $12 billion here in America and $57 billion worldwide. According to the reports every second more than 28 thousand-Internet users are viewing pornography and typically do it during working days. Although it is impossible to deny pornography in economic force, Jensen stated that the effect of pornography in the industry is often over look. In addition he said that people need to start asking some important questions like how does pornography affects people and what it means to be a man and how does it affect young man. Pornography addiction is a health hazard that western culture is only just starting to recognized. Pornography today describe as a material that means intended to excite or explicitly intended for sexual arousal. Through the Internet, virtual reality, image delivery system, and interactive TV pornography has become an epidemic addiction invading hearts, homes, and intimate relationship. Statistic showed in 1996, here in America over $ 8 billion on hard-core film, live sex and sex magazines was invested in pornography. The website of watch over.org concluded that it is clear that one of the most disturbing issues in united state is pornography. Researcher showed that in 12 cities all across America that sex crimes and violent crimes was increase significantly in the area by which the sex shop goes in. A violent crime against women is an epidemic proportion as well as the molestation raids against children. Researchers at the National Foundation for Family Research and Education concluded that "exposure to pornography puts viewers at increased risk for developing sexually deviant tendencies.” It explains that pornography addiction can harm or
Nessa Perez
COMM 105
March. 16, 2010
Rebecca Coleman
The Cause and Effect of Pornography “Pornography is a multi-billion industry so powerful it drives the direction of much media technology.” (Jensen, 2007) The annual revenue in pornography business is $12 billion here in America and $57 billion worldwide. According to the reports every second more than 28 thousand-Internet users are viewing pornography and typically do it during working days. Although it is impossible to deny pornography in economic force, Jensen stated that the effect of pornography in the industry is often over look. In addition he said that people need to start asking some important questions like how does pornography affects people and what it means to be a man and how does it affect young man. Pornography addiction is a health hazard that western culture is only just starting to recognized. Pornography today describe as a material that means intended to excite or explicitly intended for sexual arousal. Through the Internet, virtual reality, image delivery system, and interactive TV pornography has become an epidemic addiction invading hearts, homes, and intimate relationship. Statistic showed in 1996, here in America over $ 8 billion on hard-core film, live sex and sex magazines was invested in pornography. The website of watch over.org concluded that it is clear that one of the most disturbing issues in united state is pornography. Researcher showed that in 12 cities all across America that sex crimes and violent crimes was increase significantly in the area by which the sex shop goes in. A violent crime against women is an epidemic proportion as well as the molestation raids against children. Researchers at the National Foundation for Family Research and Education concluded that "exposure to pornography puts viewers at increased risk for developing sexually deviant tendencies.” It explains that pornography addiction can harm or
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