Aggression and sexual behavior in best-selling pornography videos: A content analysis update

Violence Against Women

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1065-1085

  Bridges, Ana J ^a   Wosnitzer, Robert ^b   Scharrer, Erica ^c   Sun, Chyng ^b   Liberman, Rachael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

content analysis; pornography

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS; VIDEORECORDING;

AGGRESSION; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 78049332717     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801210382866     Document Type: Article

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