Lust, Love, and Life: A Qualitative Study of Swedish Adolescents' Perceptions and Experiences with Pornography

There is a widespread concern in Western society about the visibility of pornography in public places and on the Internet. What are the consequences for young men and women, and how do they think about gender, sexuality, and pornography? Data was collected, through 22 individual interviews and seven...

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Published in:The Journal of sex research 2010-11, Vol.47 (6), p.568-579
Main Authors: Löfgren-Mårtenson, Lotta, Månsson, Sven-Axel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Attitude
Erotica - psychology
Female
Focus Groups
Gender
Gender roles
Human sexual behavior
Humans
Internet
Life Style
Love
Male
Men
Movies
Perceptions
Pornography
Pornography & obscenity
Psychology, Adolescent
Qualitative research
Schools
Schools of education
Scripts
Self Concept
Sexual arousal
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexuality
Social Perception
Sweden
Teenagers
Visibility
Young Adult
Young men
Youth
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Summary:There is a widespread concern in Western society about the visibility of pornography in public places and on the Internet. What are the consequences for young men and women, and how do they think about gender, sexuality, and pornography? Data was collected, through 22 individual interviews and seven focus groups, from 51 participants (36 women and 37 men aged 14-20 years) in Sweden. The results indicated a process of both normalization and ambivalence. Pornography was used as a form of social intercourse, a source of information, and a stimulus for sexual arousal. Pornography consumption was more common among the young men than among the women. For both the young men and women, the pornographic script functioned as a frame of reference in relation to bodily ideals and sexual performances. Most of the participants had acquired the necessary skills of how to deal with the exposure to pornography in a sensible and reflective manner.
ISSN:0022-4499
1559-8519
1559-8519
DOI:10.1080/00224490903151374