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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      21 October 2009
      27 January 1989
      ISBN:
      9780511570995
      9780521406000
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      Weight & Pages:
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.36kg, 252 Pages
    • Subjects:
      Sociology of Gender, Political Sociology, Sociology
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    Subjects:
    Sociology of Gender, Political Sociology, Sociology

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    Pornography in a Free Society deals with what has been called the 'civil war over smut'. It addresses an issue about which citizens of Western nations are sharply divided. Gordon Hawkins and Franklin Zimring attempt to look at the problem of pornography in a wider perspective than that of partisan political debate. To that end, they compare two American reports on pornography commissioned by Presidents Johnson and Reagan, the first published in 1970 and the latter in 1986, with the report of the British Committee on Obscenity and Film Censorship, which appeared during the years between the American reports. They discuss the radical feminist challenge to pornography and the question of pornography and children. Going on to consider likely future developments, the authors argue that the furore over pornography and the appointment of commissions are part of a 'ceremony of adjustment' to widespread availability of sexually explicit material and they predict less social concern about pornography as time passes.

    Reviews

    ‘It is certainly the best and most intelligent work about pornography for a long time.’

    John Kaplan - Stanford Law School

    ‘[A]n intelligent and scholarly, yet easy to read work on a controversial, often emotional topic.’

    Source: Choice

    ‘This is a highly informative and thought-provoking book. It makes a worth-while contribution to our understanding of public policy and pornography.’

    Source: Ethics

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