Male Adolescents And Contemporary Pornography: Implications For Marriage And Family Counselors

Keywords

adolescent; contemporary; internet; male; pornography

Abstract

Since the advent of the Internet, the pornography business has expanded to reach audiences that historically lacked access to sexually explicit media. Simultaneously, Internet-based pornographic media has grown in intensity and explicitness that surpasses any of the previous and more traditional forms of eroticism (e.g., books, magazines, and mainstream movies). While pornography is legally produced exclusively for adult consumption, it is widely used by adolescents, with males generally regarded as the primary consumers. Coupled with the reported negative consequences of male adolescents’ use of pornography is the lack of understanding of the content of contemporary pornography among most family counselors. This article reviews implications of counseling families with adolescents impacted by pornography use. © 2014, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

The Family Journal

Volume

23

Issue

1

Number of Pages

82-89

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480714555672

Socpus ID

84913556054 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84913556054

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