PSYC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Forced Prostitution, Male Prostitution, Revenge Porn
1 May 2017
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Chapter 16: selling sex social & legal issues. Sex workers: preferred term for many who exchange sexual activities for money, nude dancing, commercial phone sex, erotic massage parlors, the porn industry, internet sex, escort services, prostitution, etc. Sex is big business: sex industry contributes greatly to the economies of some countries. In the usa, revenue from sexually explicit material is more than revenue from all professional sports combined: 11,000 porn films each year, conventional hollywood makes about 400/year. Depicting genitals is not new: 5th century bc vase (to the left, 5th century ad: kama sutra, still in print, first known sex manual. Instructed people about a variety of sexual positions and behaviors. Rapid changes in standards over the last century. Chapter 16: selling sex social & legal issues: some couples watch together to heighten their arousal. Effects of non-violent sexually explicit material: materials produce physiological and psychological arousal, continued exposure leads to habituation, gender difference in themes and responses.
