Aggression in Pornography: Myths and Realities

Aggression in Pornography explores the issue of violence in mainstream pornography, reviewing the industry, theoretical claims, and empirical research findings. It analyzes the content of hundreds of pornographic videos and interviews with viewers to provide insights into the prevalence, trends, and variations in violent content, popularity, and aggression by race and sexual orientation. The book is of interest to students, researchers, policymakers, and wider audiences.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 152 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The book "Aggression in Pornography" delves into the issue of violence in mainstream pornography, exploring what we know, what we think we know, and the surprising research findings and insights about the place of violence within pornography today. The authors begin by reviewing the modern pornography industry, theoretical claims about pornography as violence, and the methods used to define and measure aggression in previous research. They then examine the findings of empirical studies on violent content in pornographic materials and the potential effects of such content on audiences.

The central part of the book relies on systematically collected empirical data, as the authors analyze the content of hundreds of pornographic videos and conduct over a hundred interviews with men and women who regularly watch pornography. These analyses provide startling insights regarding the prevalence of and trends in violent content within mainstream pornography, the popularity of violent and non-violent content among viewers, and variations in aggression by race and sexual orientation.

As such, "Aggression in Pornography" is of interest to students and researchers in sociology, gender and sexuality studies, media and film studies, as well as to wider audiences interested in the contemporary pornography industry and policymakers seeking to develop empirically informed policies regarding this industry and its potential effects.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367540302