Attitudinal Effects of Degrading Themes and Sexual Explicitness in Video Materials

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-232

  Golde, Jeffrey A ^a   Strassberg, Donald S ^a   Turner, Charles M ^a   Lowe, Kristie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

pornography; rape supportive attitude; sex callousness; sexually explicit media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0034222467     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320001200305     Document Type: Article

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