Pornography (Groundwork Guides) - Softcover

Nathan, Debbie

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9780888997678: Pornography (Groundwork Guides)

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ISBN 10: 0888997671 ISBN 13: 9780888997678

Publisher: Groundwood Books, 2008

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Society condemns pornography but the Internet has created unprecedented access to porn. Taking an objective view of popular interest in the subject, this book deals with pornography as a social issue, translating the best academic research into reader-friendly language. Pornography considers why adults are so concerned with young people’s consumption of this product, and presents ideas for how the latter can take a critical approach to dealing with it.

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About the Author:

Debbie Nathan is an award-winning New York City-based journalist who writes frequently for the US press about sexual politics. Her many honors include the John Barlow Martin Award for Public Interest Journalist and the H.L. Mencken Award. She is the author of Women and Other Aliens: Essays from the U.S.-Mexico Border and co-author, with Michael Snedeker, of Satan's Silence: Ritual Abuse and the Making of a Modern American Witch Hunt. She appears in and worked on the documentary film Capturing the Friedmans. Jane Springer is the author of Genocide, part of the Groundwork Guides series for which she is also the series editor. She is a consultant in international development and has lived and worked in Mozambique and India. She is the author of Listen to Us: The World's Working Children and translator of the Portuguese-language books Nest Egg and Tales from the Amazon. Jane Springer lives in Toronto.

Review:

Debbie Nathan is frank and cool as she surveys arguments against and defenses of [pornography]...a thoroughly compelling read. (CM Magazine 2009-09-09)

...this overview presents the pros and cons of adult entertainment in surprisingly fair measure, and the source notes, further resources, and extensive time line...will help readers who want more information to help them figure out where they stand on the issue. (Booklist 2007-11-07)

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