Sex and the Internet
FOCUS:
In what way can it be argued that technology is redefining our sense of self and community? This is a broad and far reaching question. The test community I have chosen to evaluate this question on is young college age males. Particularly those from the ages of 18-22. Do be more definitive I was privileged to actually gain insight on this subject from some student right here in the Drew Forest. In the next pages I will examine the lifestyles of two Drew students both male and there stories of how internet pornography effects their image of self and how they interact with others. I am examining this question in the context of two paradigms or premises. The first premise that I will examine underneath is a theory that I call the Turklean model. This model is so named from my readings on Sherry Turkle and her book "Life On The Screen". Using this model I examine how the population views themselves. What do they see as their identity in this paradigm and how do they see others?. The second premise I would like to call the Civinian model. The Civinian model is taken from some of the theories and ideas that I cultivated from Michael Civin and his book "Male Female e-mail". This premise examines how the population gets involved in the cyber culture and the factors that contribute into the populations need to operate in that culture. The research done here shows the connection and the disconnection between both models. The attributes they share in common and those that are distinct. All data and assumptions in this analysis should be derived from these two models. In order to get a proper feel for this environment and it effects to the male psyche we will need to explore some of the anecdotal evidence as well.
BACKGROUND:
As I approach this topic of internet pornography I approach it with several presuppositions to examine. The first supposition in this examination is that when looking at the person that uses internet pornography we must
In what way can it be argued that technology is redefining our sense of self and community? This is a broad and far reaching question. The test community I have chosen to evaluate this question on is young college age males. Particularly those from the ages of 18-22. Do be more definitive I was privileged to actually gain insight on this subject from some student right here in the Drew Forest. In the next pages I will examine the lifestyles of two Drew students both male and there stories of how internet pornography effects their image of self and how they interact with others. I am examining this question in the context of two paradigms or premises. The first premise that I will examine underneath is a theory that I call the Turklean model. This model is so named from my readings on Sherry Turkle and her book "Life On The Screen". Using this model I examine how the population views themselves. What do they see as their identity in this paradigm and how do they see others?. The second premise I would like to call the Civinian model. The Civinian model is taken from some of the theories and ideas that I cultivated from Michael Civin and his book "Male Female e-mail". This premise examines how the population gets involved in the cyber culture and the factors that contribute into the populations need to operate in that culture. The research done here shows the connection and the disconnection between both models. The attributes they share in common and those that are distinct. All data and assumptions in this analysis should be derived from these two models. In order to get a proper feel for this environment and it effects to the male psyche we will need to explore some of the anecdotal evidence as well.
BACKGROUND:
As I approach this topic of internet pornography I approach it with several presuppositions to examine. The first supposition in this examination is that when looking at the person that uses internet pornography we must
Bibliography: (1) "Internet", Encyclopedia Britannica (2) "Life on the Screen", Shelly Turkle (3) "Male Female e-mail", Michael Civin