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A Male Grief: Notes on Pornography and Addiction - An Essay

by David Mura

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Much has been written about the degrading effect of pornography on women, but relatively little about the harm pornography does to men. This powerful essay is based on the premise that some men are addicted to pornography and, therefore, have little control over their consumption. Through examining the relationship between child abuse, addictive family systems, and the adult male’s consumption of pornography, the essay argues that this addiction to pornography is self-destructive, joyless, and unsatisfiable, a symptom of a consumer society rather than a natural urge. – Back cover.… (more)
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Much has been written about the degrading effect of pornography on women, but relatively little about the harm pornography does to men. This powerful essay is based on the premise that some men are addicted to pornography and, therefore, have little control over their consumption. Through examining the relationship between child abuse, addictive family systems, and the adult male’s consumption of pornography, the essay argues that this addiction to pornography is self-destructive, joyless, and unsatisfiable, a symptom of a consumer society rather than a natural urge. – Back cover.

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