Impact of Pornography on Children

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Discusses legal, sociological & psychological elements and their different focus on the issue. Current legal battle re: negative effects of Internet porno on children. Lack of empirical evidence. Critically explores existing literature re: effect of pornography. Argues that some conclusion can be drawn e: adverse effect of prolonged exposure to porno.

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"Sociological and Psychological Impact of Pornography on Children


Introduction
Research regarding effects of pornography on children includes a legal, sociological, and psychological focus. Legal analysis of the effects of pornography tends to focus on issues of First Amendment protection versus social threat and needs for protection. Social science focuses more on the material and whether it is harmful or not. Psychologists state that pornography is harmful to children, however empirical studies are lacking (Judges, 1995).


A current focus is on the Internet medium. While actual studies regarding pornographic effects are not available, conclusions regarding negative effects on children prevail and..."

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