Post-secondary women's positive experiences with pornography : a grounded theory explanation of initial exposure and subsequent use of sexually explicit materials
Date
2010
Authors
Petzanova, Iordanka
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
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Publisher
Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, c2010
Abstract
The intent of this research thesis is the examination of post-secondary women’s positive
experiences with pornography. Very little research has been conducted with women who
enjoy pornography and yet recent statistics in Canada and the United States show that
there is an increasing amount of female users of pornography (Cantor, Mares, & Hyde,
2003). This study presents an emerging grounded theory of the process through which a
small group of post-secondary women come to label their experiences with pornography
as positive. The study traces the experiences of four post-secondary women in Western
Canada from their initial exposure to pornography to their current use of the material.
Results showed the importance of personal control in the development of female sexual
identity and the enjoyment of pornography. This study is embedded in a social
constructionist theoretical framework and offers recommendations for further research in
the area.
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Description
x, 179 leaves ; 29 cm
Keywords
Pornography , Women college students -- Attitudes , Women -- Sexual behavior , Dissertations, Academic