Cybersex And Pornography

By the age of 11, most individuals have viewed pornography or sexually explicit content, with 64% of people aged between 13 and 24 viewing porn weekly or more. Generally, sexual socialisation develops through interpersonal interactions (Sabina, Wolak, & Finkelhor, 2008; Wright, 2013; Wright, Tokunaga, & Kraus, 2016). Due to technological allowances and readily available porn, the default means of sexual education has been through porn for modern generations. Therefore the norms relating to sexual behaviour and consumption of porn reflect the omnipresent influence of the porn industry

Pornography is a word that is used widely across the world. It is used as a topic of jokes on television sitcoms or as a topic of distress in various religious settings. But, what are the real effects of pornography on our international society? Up until the 1900’s, the dominate media outlets of pornography were through magazines, videos, DVS’s and television. However, since the intention of the Internet and Smartphone cell phones, these sexual visuals have been by nearly every individual to walk the earth. Every country on every continent ways of exploring all types of pornography.

To begin, pornography has addictive characteristics and because of those characteristics intimate relationships often suffer. Today, men and women tend to become addicted to watching pornography and use it to masturbate. It has been proven that “problematic pornography is characterized by a predominant urge for behavioral engagement, referred to as a craving” (Allen 67). If both parties of a relationship have this urge or craving for pornography, this could cause their relationship to suffer. The sexual act lacks love and intimacy and becomes mechanical or second natured. Pornography has been compared to addiction and people who are addicted enable each other. Therefore, there is no

Things like cybersex and sex shops have a big impact on marriages, families and even the addict themselves. “Consumers of cybersex may manifest changes in sleep patterns, demands for privacy and isolation, disregard for responsibilities, changes in personality, loss of interest in partner sex, and decline in relationship investment—all of which impact one’s spouse and family (Young et al., 2000)” (Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2008). Addicts worry so much about getting their “fix” that they never stop and think about the people around them. It is no longer come home from work and cook dinner or help around the house, it is all about coming home from work and getting on the best porn site or sex cam.

It is harmful and definitely can cause rebellion to attack or directly judge a victim of addiction. With a positive approach, therapists can share their knowledge about addiction and lead them toward recovery. Having a therapist who has previously dealt with addiction themselves can be not surprisingly more helpful because they will be able to relate to the patient and share their experiences to spread the awareness.

While many will argue that pornography is not harmful and a “victimless crime”, are not of the real effects that pornography can have on a family, or a society as a whole. First of all pornography is detrimental, because it treats humans as objects. Pornography depicts people, especially women, in demeaning and degrading ways. Even if the only ones involved were adults who freely chose to be involved in the production of pornography and even if they were compensated well enough to feel good about what they are doing, pornography does not build the integrity of persons who are made in the image of God. Another effect of pornography is that it is linked to different forms of violence. Pornography can be linked to rape, abuse, murder, and other felonies. Pornography is also harmful to society in that the outlets for obscene material are often outlets for other material such as prostitution, pandering, drug dealing etc. Finally, pornography harms the family. Like other sins, pornography is addictive and progressive.

For many years there has been a lot of arguments about the ethical and morality of pornography. pornography is defined as the depiction of erotic behavior intended to cause sexual excitement. When it coms down to pornography, people have different opinions about it. Some people might find it moral because it gives them pleasure and it satisfies them physically. some individuals see it as a form of art that describes the figure of a human body in an artistic form. Others see it as immoral because it harms and degrades an individual. Personally I believe that it all depends how pornography is conducted and how we respond to it. It can be morally healthy that we like it because it makes us happy, such as it helps with your marriage relationship in intimacy, and it can be immoral when it is used in an unhealthy that we do not like it because hurts an innocent person.

Stein, Dan J., M.D., Donald W. Black, M.D., Nathan Shapira, M.D., and Robert Spitzer, M.D. "Hypersexual Disorder and Preoccupation With Internet Pornography." The American Journal of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Publishing, 1 Oct. 2001. Web. 19 June 2014.

This article begins by discussing the varying definition and vacillating perception of the word, 'addiction'. The authors explain addiction as a disease of the brain that causes dysfunction of the brain's reward system, motivation, and memory. Consequently, it is apprised that these dysfunctions lead to problems with the characteristics of an individual's biological, psychological, spiritual, and social aspects of who they are. The article transitions by drawing parallels between the characteristics of pornography addiction and substance addiction. A noted similarity that the article refers to is that the same pathways in the brain that are triggered by drugs are also triggered by internet pornography. Furthermore, the authors found that

The genesis to almost all sexual addiction is the trauma most children face at an early age. This traumatic situation includes neglect, sexual or emotional abuse, pressured to engage in sexual activity against one’s will, inappropriate touching, and being abandoned. This often alter how a child perceive themselves, relationships, needs, and sexuality. In retrospect, traumatic experiences impair one’s ability to differentiate from healthy to unhealthy interpersonal relationships, thereby, increasing one’s susceptibility to sexual addiction. Sex becomes confused with comforting and nurturing. Moreover, there is the perceived assumption by the individual that everyone feels and act the same way. Therefore, to feel secure mean to be sexual

Mark Lasser’s book “Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction” there are 4 major themes being explored, Part One: What is Sexual Addiction? Here Dr. Lasser explains what sexual addiction is, and what the three building blocks of sexual addiction are “Sexual Fantasy, Pornography, and Masturbation”. (Lasser, 2004, pp 28)Lasser expands on the different types of sexual addiction, and give us understanding of the different characteristic of the addiction. Major theme part 2: “The Roots of Sexual Addiction”, here Lassser gives the roots of sexual addiction and explains the reasons why it happens, these reasons as listed are Unhealthy Family Dynamics, and Family abuse,

It’s often said that addiction is a family disease. When an individual in the family is affected by an addiction the entire family is impacted as well. Sex addiction, for example, has profound effects on the stability of the home, the unity of the family, and the mental health of each member within the family dynamic. For instance, some spouses may feel as if they are the cause of the sexual behaviors exhibited by their significant other and feel worthless. They might tell themselves that “if only I was more promiscuous in bed, then he or she would not have to turn to pornography, masturbating or having multiply affair with different partners.” Some partners may even experience shame, embarrassment and resentment toward their significant partner. A good example given in the book Out of the Shadow by Cranes is when Morris, an exhibitionist, exposed himself to a woman next door. As a result, the family faced police harassment, outrage neighbors, and loss the sale value of their house. Finally, Linda, Morris’s wife overwhelmed with shame, and embarrassment got the courage to relocate the family and seek treatment for herself and husband (Cranes, 2001).

The authors of this article have chosen to do research on the topic of sex addiction in response to the failure of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder- V to properly distinguish internet addictive disorder and hypersexual disorders. Furthermore, they believe that clinicians who specialize in addiction and sexual disorders to be inadequately prepared for cybersexual addictions and sexual compulsivity. By presenting a historical perspective and literature review that demands attention towards the reality of comorbidity, the authors presents an effective case for the treatment and further classification of sex addictions.

Pornography has many obvious as well as not-so-obvious consequences within society. Pornography has the power to ruin marriages, destroy trust, excite a person to the point of sexual crime, or create an unhealthy view of human sexuality and the opposite sex.” (WowEssays, Pornography)

Pornography as an industry that has the ability to shape and mold pre-teen and young-adult lives. Queer porn exists as a fetish, arguably for heterosexual individuals more-so than homosexual individuals. Pornography serves as a mechanism for learning about sex and sexual acts for almost all individuals trying to figure out their bodies, but what does this industry actually promote? Gay pornography, as a focus, has formational ties to dominance, the socially constructed closet, and queer death as a whole.