A.  PORNOGRAPH

WRITING, PICTURES, FILMS OR VIDEOS CREATED FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF SEXUAL AROUSAL

B.  EROTICA

MATERIAL THAT HAS A SEXUAL CONTENT, BUT WAS CREATED FOR PURPOSE OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

C.  OBSCENITY

LEGAL TERM - A TYPE OF SPEECH NOT COVERED BY RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH

1.  1957 CRITERIA

a.  DOMINANT THEME OF MATERIAL APPEALS TO PRURIENT INTERESTS
b.  MATERIAL THAT IS PATENTLY OFFENSIVE TO CURRENT COMMUNITY STANDARDS
c.  MATERIAL IS WITHOUT ANY REDEEMING SOCIAL VALUE

 2.  1973 CRITERIA

a.  AVERAGE PERSON FINDS MATERIAL OFFENSIVE

b.  SEXUAL ACTS SHOWN WERE DEFINED AS OBSCENE BY STATE LAW
c.  WORK LACKS ANY ARTISTIC, POLITICAL, OR SCIENTIFIC VALUE
d.  DOMINANT THEME OF MATERIAL MUST BE TAKEN AS A WHOLE

3.  1987 CRITERIA

a.  REASONABLE PERSON FINDS THAT MATERIAL APPEALS TO PRURIENT INTERESTS

4.  1995 - COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT

NOT LEGAL TO PUT OBSCENE, LEWD, LASCIVIOUS, FILTHY OR INDECENT MATERIAL ON THE INTERNET

A.  VIDEO INDUSTRY - JEFF STRYKER; “MONEY SHOTS”
B.  CYBERPORN
C.  SPECIALTY LINES - fetishes
D.  CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - ILLEGAL

A.  SHOW FILMS TO MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS; ASSESS RAPE ACCEPTANCE

1. FILMS WITH NO SEX OR VIOLENCE
2.  FILMS WITH SEX BUT NO VIOLENCE
3.  FILMS WITH SEX AND VIOLENCE
4.  FILMS WITH VIOLENCE BUT NO SEX

B.  RESULTS
MALES WHO WATCHED 3 OR 4 (FILMS WITH VIOLENCE) WERE LESS SYMPATHETIC TO RAPE VICTIM, MORE LIKELY TO SEE HER AS ENJOYING AND BEING DESERVING OF RAPE

C.  CONCLUSIONS - VIOLENCE IS PROBLEM, SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS A CONCERN

MAY BE UP TO 2 MILLION FEMALE PROSTITUTES IN U.S.
USUALLY IN “THE LIFE” FOR 4-5 YEARS
KINSEY (1948): ABOUT 69% WHITE MEN HAD VISITED PROSTITUTES
CURRENT: UNKNOWN

A.  TYPES

STREETWALKERS
HOUSE PROSTITUTES
MASSAGE PARLOR WORKERS
ESCORT SERVICES AND CALL GIRLS
OTHER TYPES OF SEX WORKERS

B. FINANCIAL MOTIVES PRIMARY

EXAMPLE: SEX SCENE WORKER
$120/HOUR;
$100,000-144,000/YR

A.  TYPES - USUALLY WHITE MALE FROM SUBURBS
B.  ORAL SEX MOST COMMONLY SOUGHT

ILLEGAL
LEGAL PROSTITUTION (STATE MAKES PROFIT)
DECRIMINALIZE ALL CONSENSUAL ADULT SEX

COURSE GOAL: CONCEPT OF SEXUALLY SELF-AFFIRMED WOMAN
(Childs, et al; Feminist View of Women's Sexuality)
What does it mean to work toward a woman-defined sexuality?
Try to imagine a self-affirmed woman; an active member in a partnership of equals
The self-affirmed woman

A.  CRITERIA:

•   IS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND REALIZE OWN SEXUAL NEEDS
Can enjoy her own body apart from others.  Not dependent on others to fulfill all sexual needs.  Can understand and realize own sexuality.

CAN HAVE SEXUAL EXPERIENCES FOR OWN REASONS NOT DICTATED BY OTHERS
Can have sexual experiences for own reasons.  Not because church says she should be a virgin.  Not have sex b/c husband says it is her duty.

CAN EXPERIMENT
HAS OWN STANDARDS THAT SHE USES AS MEASURE OF OWN EXPERIENCE
Has her own standards and uses herself as the measure of her own experience

B.  UNDERSTANDS SEX IS RELATED TO INTERPERSONAL ISSUES

KNOWS HOW TO NEGOTIATE, FIGHT, SETTLE AND FORGIVE
KNOWS HOW TO LEAVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE TOO COSTLY
EXPERIENCES BOTH WOMEN AND MEN AS EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL PEERS
CAN APPRECIATE AND RELATE TO OTHER WOMEN

C.  EXPRESSION - possibilities for identity

CELIBATE - consciously refrains from sexual interaction; prefers to use energy in other ways than sexual
LESBIAN - woman-identified women
HETEROSEXUAL - woman committed to building a structure with man or men based on equality; by engage in sex for both procreation and pleasure
BISEXUAL - viable sexual option

D.  How to change?

1.  Continued reexamination and redefinition of women's roles using findings of bio and psych
2.  That sexuality continue to be separated from reproduction
3.  Remove economic bases of sex: decriminalize prostitution; prosecution of prostitution penalizes women for serving male sexuality
4.  Expression of adult sexual preference be allowed to be a personal choice without societal restrictions.