Family Abuse & Violence, Criminology - Bias Crimes, United States Law - General & Miscellaneous, Women & Crime, Pornography, Sex - Social & Political Issues - Pornography

For Adult Users Only

Name: For Adult Users Only
Author: Susan Gubar and Joan Hoff
ISBN: 9780253205087

by Susan Gubar and Joan Hoff

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"... sophisticated, provocative, and thoroughly documented.... Strongly recommended... " —Choice

"... a welcome addition to the literature on this contentious issue." —Journal of Communication

"This book does an excellent job of portraying the complexity of the legal and philosophical debates among women about the status and effects of pornography, and it is an important interdisciplinary scholarly contribution for that reason." —Signs

In an attempt to advance our society’s debate on pornography beyond the current political and legal stalemate, these essays examine explicit portrayals of violence in pornography from multidisciplinary perspectives: history, literary criticism, religious studies, ethics, political science, film studies, law, and psychology.

Examines explicit portrayals of violence in pornography from multidisciplinary perspectives: history, literary criticism, religious studies, ethics, political science, film studies, law and psychology.

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