Pornography and Harm to Women: 'No Empirical Evidence?'
21 Pages Posted: 21 Mar 2014
Date Written: 1992
Abstract
Gives a brief history of depiction of women, including pornography, and shows how that depiction takes on different forms and functions, depending on needs of the dominant group at the time. Though many find degrading depictions of women distasteful, they disagree on the need for regulation. Like racial depiction, which is deeply embedded in culture, the harm of pornography is rendered invisible and makes depiction of female subjugation resistant to regulation.
Keywords: depiction of women, pornography regulation, harm to women, stereotypes of women
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Delgado, Richard and Stefancic, Jean, Pornography and Harm to Women: 'No Empirical Evidence?' (1992). Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 53, 1992, U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2411637, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2411637
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