Pornified: How Pornography Is Damaging Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families

by Pamela Paul

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Explores the influence of pornography on virtually every aspect of modern society, examining its pervasive impact on the institution of marriage, family life, intimacy, and children's views on sex.

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A relevant book that made some very good points albeit heavy-handed and lopsided. In the end, it became redundant and the porn watchers who provided negative anecdotes seemed flawed. If a doctor or psychologist did further investigation into their backgrounds, it might be revealed that porn didn't cause their problems but made it worse. I would even go as far to add that porn is a symptom not the cause of America's problems with sex, sexuality, and sexualization in the media.
I felt that this was a great book about how pornography is affecting all of our lives. The stories are told from the men who use pornography and from the women who date these men or have dated these types of men. She does not follow the radical feminist line nor does she follow the conservative line. She is very fair and balanced and lets the porn users own words paint the picture of how pornography is influencing and changing how we react to one another.

Great book for anyone interested in why people object to pornography.
I started reading this knowing I was not going to agree with anything in it, and turns out, I was right! Very one-sided and has many misuses of statistics.
Книга за порнографията и как тя вреди на живота и психиката на хората. Писана от жена.

Извинявайте, но жените не гледат порно. Не и както мъжете. Не ми разправяйте за равнопоставеност на половете и други такива. Женското отношение към порното изобщо няма нищо общо с това на мъжете. Жени, просто няма как да го разберете сега, сори. Това е едно от тия неща, които са дълбоко свързани с може би най-голямото show more еволюционно различие между двата пола. Ако искате да узнаете повече за него, ето една чудесна книга за целта: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9551126-a-billion-wicked-thoughts?ac=1 която е много недолюбвана от всички, вкоренени в романтичните разбирания за секса и привличането. Но както и да е, обратно на въпроса.

Pornified е книга, описваща порнографията от женска гледна точка и таргет аудиторията й са жени - тя бяга от научния и даже от научно-популярния стил, а е написана в типичния за женските списания такъв. След всеки абзац авторски текст, следва половин страница "Кристин е адвокатка на 34 години от Ню Йорк и през последната година...." - подобни историйки за най-различни хора в ролята на "доказателства" за тезите на авторката изпълват по-голямата част от обема на книгата.
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Very significant book when it comes to understanding the destruction pornography causes relationships.
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In "Pornified: How Pornography Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families," Pamela Paul, a journalist and the author of "The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony," denounces this sea change, lamenting that we've become inured to porn's negative effects on American men, women and children. Her biggest gripe is with the Internet pornography boom of the past decade, show more which she believes is creating sex addicts and splintering families. Unfortunately, though it has surely affected many people, Paul fails to prove a national trend, turning what might have been a provocative study into a diatribe. show less
Sep 11, 2005
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Pamela Paul is currently an editor at American Demographics magazine, where she reports on social, political, and media trends. She is also a frequent New York correspondent for The Economist. In addition, her work has appeared in magazines such as Elle, Redbook, and Time Out New York

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Canonical title*
Pornografi
Alternate titles
Pornified
Original publication date
2005
Original language
English
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Sociology, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies
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363Society, government, & cultureSocial problems and social servicesPublic Safety - Police, Crime Investigation
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HQ472 .U6 .P38Social sciencesThe family. Marriage, Women and SexualityThe Family. Marriage. WomenErotica
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