Gender (In)equality in Internet Pornography: A Content Analysis of Popular Pornographic Internet Videos

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 721-735

  Klaassen, Marleen J E ^a   Peter, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEHUMANIZATION; EROTICA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; DEHUMANIZATION; EROTICA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SEXISM; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84929500552     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2014.976781     Document Type: Article

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