ABSTRACT

Much of the research on pornography has focused on only a few of its aspects: its effects on attitudes and behaviors toward women,1 other attitudinal changes linked to exposure,2 and analyses of content.3 In addition, some researchers have written ethnographies of pornographic stores4 and others have analyzed antipornography movements.5 Very little research has focused on other important aspects of pornography-such as the actors and creators, its meaning to consumers, and women’s use of it.6