CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Tanko, Leontyna |
|---|---|
| Title | Porn literacy as a tool for healthy sexual socialization |
| Summary | This thesis explores the complex intersection of porn literacy and sexual education, particularly focusing on discussing the debates around pornography’s influence on sexual socialization of adolescents in Anglophone and Nordic countries, and is grounded in academic disciplines of sociology, media, gender and sexuality studies. The concept of porn literacy and its implementation into educational frameworks through various programs, frameworks and curriculums is analyzed. Particularly the various approaches to education about pornography suggested by sexuality scholars Rothman (2020), and Crabbe and Flood (2021) and feminist activists Dines (2016) and Lust (2024). Despite the differences of these programs such as the views of pornography from a public health perspective, the extent of inclusivity and comprehensiveness of the framework, implementation, and curriculum length their similarity lies within being based on media literacy principles and defining porn literacy as the ability to critically analyze pornography. The goal of this thesis is to explore the influences of pornography education particularly on sexual skills, knowledge, values and attitude acquisition of adolescents. With the conclusion that educational programs which aim to equip adolescents with the ability to understand and critique mediated representations of sexuality in pornography contribute to acquiring the skills, knowledge, and values necessary for sexual relationships and experiences to be positive, respectful, and free of coercion. |
| Supervisor | Fodor,Eva |
| Department | Undergraduate Studies BA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/tanko_leontyna.pdf |
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