04-08-2019, 04:49 PM
(04-08-2019, 02:21 PM)Dill Wrote: Need data on this. I remember debates about the legalization of porn back in the early '70s. Some Danish study found that rape and other sex crimes went down in urban centers where pornography was legalized. I think that has since been countered. Not sure.
Anyway, one advantage of having states with separate laws is that we can get some comparative data. Until we have that, I have no opinion either way.
A meta-analysis done in 1995 found that pictorial nudity decreased aggressive behavior, but consumption of depictions of both violent and non-violent sexual activity increase aggressiveness, with the former to a higher degree than the latter.
ALLEN, M. , D'ALESSIO, D. and BREZGEL, K. (1995), A Meta‐Analysis Summarizing the Effects of Pornography II Aggression After Exposure. Human Communication Research, 22: 258-283. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2958.1995.tb00368.x
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