CFS 388 1st Edition Lecture 13Outline of Last Lecture I. Sexual AssaultII. RapeIII. Sexual HarassmentIV. Sexual Abuse of ChildrenV. IncestVI. Prosecution of Sexual OffendersOutline of Current LectureI. The influence of sexually explicit materialII. EroticaIII. PornographyIV. ObscenityV. Pornography IndustryVI. Violence?VII. Relationships?Current LectureI. The Influence of Sexually Explicit Materiala. Although terms obscenity, porn, and erotica are often grouped together, they all mean different thingsII. Eroticaa. Any literature or art that has a sexual them.III. Pornographya. Literature or art with a sexual theme that is designed to cause arousal and excitementIV. Obscenitya. Personal or social judgment that something is offensiveb. Only criterion necessary to define obscenity is local community standardc. To be classified as obscene:i. Must appeal to prurient interests (encouraging unhealthy curiosity)d. Depicts or describes sex in an offensive waye. Lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific valueThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.V. Pornography Industrya. Porn revenue larger than all combined revenues of all professional sports franchises in oneb. Also ABC, CBS, and NBCc. Child porn makes $3 bil. A yeard. Largest consumer group is 12-17 age groupe. 90% of 8-16 year olds have seen pornographyVI. Violence?a. Commission on Obscenity and Porn (1970)i. No evidence that porn led to crimes of violence or sexual offensesb. Meese Commission (1985)i. Claimed to find a causal link between sexual violence and exposure to pornVII. Relationships?a. Can be a harmless pleasure, or a source of bitter resentmentb. For many wives, they find husbands’ use of porn as serious an an affairc. They feel deeply hurt and betrayedd. Makes them feel unattractive and sexually
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