Based on the evidence Cline presents about non aggressive pornography I would say that viewing non aggressive pornography alone does not make men more callous towards women. I do think that other circumstances such as the influence of the media and of the adolescent male peer group can cause young men to become insensitive towards women.
I agree with Cline that pornography degrades women in many ways. It is very hostile towards women and also portrays women hatred. Pornography does not have any form of love or romance. Its main purpose is to humiliate and degrade the female body for male pleasure. Also pornography is made mostly by men and for men. Cline sites a study done at Indiana University to investigate the effects of a non aggressive pornography on 160 male and female undergraduates. They wer
Another that can contribute to men becoming insensitive towards women is the influence of the peer groups they had when they were younger. In this culture when men are adolescents they talk with their friends about who they "scored" with. American popular culture teaches young men to "score" to be real men. This shows that peer groups can influence men as well, which can cause men to be callous towards women.
e divided into three groups. The first group was exposed to massive amounts of pornography over a period of six weeks. The second group viewed a moderate amount of pornography over the same period of time. The third group had absolutely no exposure to pornography over the same period of time. Results indicated was that the men who viewed massive amounts of pornography were more desensitized towards women. The
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