The point of the article seems to be more about how women are more accepting of porn than their parents(who the hell couldn't already figure that out with the moral sewer getting worse with every generation). But the important finding at least, IMO, is that half of these women(college students are generally, of course very liberal and you would expect them to embrace all forms of filth and degeneracy)are opposed to pornography. Glass half full.
The percentage in the general population is even higher I am quite willing to bet.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7719029
Men may view more pornography than women, but a new study shows that female college students are more accepting of porn use than older men, namely their fathers.
The findings by researchers at Brigham Young University suggest there may be a generational shift taking place among those who think it's OK to have a peek.
"These women are part of a rising generation that is deeming pornography as more acceptable and more mainstream," said Jason Carroll, an associate professor at BYU and lead researcher of the study, titled "Generation XXX: Pornography Acceptance and Use Among Emerging Adults," which will be published in the January issue of the Journal of Adolescent Research.
The BYU study polled 813 students, ages 18 to 26, at six schools across the country (not including BYU), as well as 623 parents. Researchers found that 48 percent of male students report viewing pornography (magazines, movies or Internet sites) at least weekly, compared to only 3 percent of female students. One in five young adult men view pornography every day or nearly every day.
It's widely accepted that pornography use has skyrocketed, thanks to the "three A's," according to Laura Walker, a professor in the School of Family Life at BYU and co-author of the study. The Internet has made it anonymous, accessible and affordable. "It's something you can do by yourself, right at the touch of your fingers, and you don't
have to pay for it anymore," she said.Still, "we were surprised by just how common it was. If anything, we are probably underestimating" the numbers, said Walker, who pointed out that one of the campuses where students were polled is a religious institution, and that none of the campuses was among the "big party schools."
They were also surprised by how tolerant the women were. Very few use it regularly, but nearly half, 49 percent, said viewing pornography is an acceptable way to express one's sexuality. Only 37 percent of the dads and 20 percent of moms agreed.Erin Menut, an instructor in the gender-studies program at the University of Utah, said she was not surprised to hear that more young women see pornography as acceptable.
Early feminists were opposed to pornography, which was seen as demeaning to women. But today's feminists are more likely to see it "as a mode of self-expression."
They "are much more open about ways that identity can be manipulated. They don't feel locked into any identity. [They may feel] 'I can do this one day and do something totally different another,' " she said.
Another key finding is that pornography use continues past the age when other "risk" behaviors begin to decline. Previous studies have shown that rates of binge drinking, marijuana use and risky sexual behavior peak at 22 and then start to fall.
But pornography use remained consistent through 26, the upper age limit of the BYU study.
Considering that half the women who responded did not approve of pornography use, and that 90 percent of men viewed it regularly, the study raises questions about the relationships these couples will some day have.
"Both the young men and women in our study expressed interest in marriage and family ideals, but such differing positions between men and women on pornography may create an area of tension when it comes to couple formation," Carroll said.
Walker said a future BYU study would look at how adult couples use pornography.
Jeffrey Arnett, editor of the journal that published the research, described the study as "ground-breaking."
"It is widely known that pornography is the most popular content on the Internet, but few studies have looked at the behavior and attitudes underlying Internet pornography use," he said.Walker said the most surprising thing of all to come out of the study was the realization that there have been no other "normative" studies conducted on pornography. In other words, studies that look at pornography outside of addiction or other "clinical" behaviors.
"Part of the reason may be that outside of BYU, pornography just might not be seen as a problem. It might just be seen as normative," she said.
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