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Statement: Pornography leads to increased levels of aggression and violence toward women. What’s in the news? Go to the following website to read one woman’s argument that banning pornography endangers women - http://www.zetetics.com/mac/isil.htm. What do the experts say? “There is little scientific proof at this point that pornography causes sexual violence. Nevertheless, some of the research shows that men’s attitudes and actions toward women may be changed by viewing violence against women, and this helps us to focus on the realm that may be problematic--the violence rather than the sexual explicitness of the imagery involved. Of course, this does not necessarily diminish people’s concern about pornography, since so many Americans find its very presence to be offensive and unacceptable.” What do you think? Note down your answers to the following questions and discuss them in class.
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