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Pornland : How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality by Gail Dines (2010, Hardcover)
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PublisherBeacon Press
ISBN-100807044520
ISBN-139780807044520
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Book TitlePornland : How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicMedia Studies, Women's Studies, Pornography, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality)
GenreSocial Science, Psychology
AuthorGail Dines
FormatHardcover
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LCCN2009-046250
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ReviewsBravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed, while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave.-Diane Levin, coauthor of So Sexy, So Soon "We're now so pornography-saturated that our capacity for sexual delight is being brutalized. Gail Dines brilliantly exposes porn's economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril."-Robin Morgan "Thoroughly researched and forcefully argued, Pornland is a must-read. From the intricate linking of the porn industry with Fortune 500 companies to behind the scenes of Girls Gone Wild , Dines makes eye-opening connections and breaks new ground with every chapter."-Chyng Sun, associate professor of media studies, New York University, director of The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships " Pornland takes a quantum leap beyond the tired pro-porn vs. anti-porn debates of recent decades. It will now be the starting point for serious discussions about how porn shapes and distorts social and sexual norms. Gail Dines understands both the economics and cultural power of the pornography industry perhaps better than anyone ever has. This is accessible and grounded social analysis at its finest."-Jackson Katz, Ph.D., creator of the video Tough Guise and author of The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help "An eyes-wide-open look at the way the porn industry exploits and damages the gift of our sexuality to fuel itself. Pornland is well researched, well written, and heartfelt. I highly recommend it."-Wendy Maltz, LCSW, DST, coauthor of The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography "For more than a decade, Gail Dines has been at the forefront of the study of the contemporary pornography industry and its effects. Many have been eagerly awaiting Pornland , in which she synthesizes all that work-and it has been worth the wait. It is, without question, the definitive book on pornography and pop culture in the twenty-first century. Dines has achieved something rare: she looks at an increasingly pornographic society without backing away from the ugly truth, and without giving up hope for a better world." -Robert Jensen, University of Texas at Austin, author of Getting Off:Pornography and the End of Masculinity, Bravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed, while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave.Diane Levin, coauthor of So Sexy, So Soon "We're now so pornography-saturated that our capacity for sexual delight is being brutalized. Gail Dines brilliantly exposes porn's economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril."Robin Morgan "Thoroughly researched and forcefully argued, Pornland is a must-read. From the intricate linking of the porn industry with Fortune 500 companies to behind the scenes of Girls Gone Wild , Dines makes eye-opening connections and breaks new ground with every chapter."Chyng Sun, associate professor of media studies, New York University, director of The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships " Pornland takes a quantum leap beyond the tired pro-porn vs. anti-porn debates of recent decades. It will now be the starting point for serious discussions about how porn shapes and distorts social and sexual norms. Gail Dines understands both the economics and cultural power of the pornography industry perhaps better than anyone ever has. This is accessible and grounded social analysis at its finest."Jackson Katz, Ph.D., creator of the video Tough Guise and author of The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help "An eyes-wide-open look at the way the porn industry exploits and damages the gift of our sexuality to fuel itself. Pornland is well researched, well written, and heartfelt. I highly recommend it."Wendy Maltz, LCSW, DST, coauthor of The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography "For more than a decade, Gail Dines has been at the forefront of the study of the contemporary pornography industry and its effects. Many have been eagerly awaiting Pornland , in which she synthesizes all that work-and it has been worth the wait. It is, without question, the definitive book on pornography and pop culture in the twenty-first century. Dines has achieved something rare: she looks at an increasingly pornographic society without backing away from the ugly truth, and without giving up hope for a better world." Robert Jensen, University of Texas at Austin, author of Getting Off:Pornography and the End of Masculinity From the Hardcover edition., "Dines has written a treatise that is equally powerful and disturbing. She asks tough questions and makes uncomfortable observations, but the results ought to be game-changing: a world in which we have healthy attitudes about the feminine, the masculine, about sex and about ourselves. A world far-removed fromPornland." -Sacramento Book Review "Thoroughly researched and forcefully argued,Pornlandis a must-read. From the intricate linking of the porn industry with Fortune 500 companies to behind the scenes ofGirls Gone Wild,Dines makes eye-opening connections and breaks new ground with every chapter." -Chyng Sun, associate professor of media studies, New York University, director ofThe Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships "Pornlandtakes a quantum leap beyond the tired pro-porn vs. anti-porn debates of recent decades. It will now be the starting point for serious discussions about how porn shapes and distorts social and sexual norms. Gail Dines understands both the economics and cultural power of the pornography industry perhaps better than anyone ever has. This is accessible and grounded social analysis at its finest." -Jackson Katz, PhD, creator of the videoTough Guiseand author ofThe Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help "We're now so pornography-saturated that our capacity for sexual delight is being brutalized. Gail Dines brilliantly exposes porn's economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril." -Robin Morgan "An eyes-wide-open look at the way the porn industry exploits and damages the gift of our sexuality to fuel itself.Pornlandis well researched, well written, and heartfelt. I highly recommend it." -Wendy Maltz, LCSW, DST, coauthor ofThe Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography "Bravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed, while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave." -Diane Levin, coauthor ofSo Sexy, So Soon "For more than a decade, Gail Dines has been at the forefront of the study of the contemporary pornography industry and its effects. Many have been eagerly awaitingPornland,in which she synthesizes all that work-and it has been worth the wait. It is, without question, the definitive book on pornography and pop culture in the twenty-first century.Dines has achieved something rare: she looks at an increasingly pornographic society without backing away from the ugly truth, and without giving up hope for a better world." -Robert Jensen, University of Texas at Austin, author ofGetting Off:Pornography and the End of Masculinity, "This is, without question, the definitive book on pornography and pop culture in the twenty-first century." -Robert Jensen, author ofGetting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity "Bravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed, while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave, harming children, youth, women, and men.Pornlandwill arm readers with the information, understanding, and outrage they need to take on the perpetrators of this assault on humanity." -Diane Levin, coauthor ofSo Sexy, So Soon"We're now so pornography saturated that our capacity for sexual delight is being brutalized. Gail Dines brilliantly exposes porn's economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril." -Robin Morgan"Pornlandtakes a quantum leap beyond the tired pro-porn vs. anti-porn debates of recent decades. From now on, it will be the starting point for serious discussions about how porn shapes and distorts social and sexual norms. Gail Dines understands both the economics and cultural power of the pornography industry perhaps better than anyone ever has. This is accessible and grounded social analysis and commentary at its finest." -Jackson Katz, Ph.D., creator of the video Tough Guise and author ofThe Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt WomenandHow All Men Can Help "An eyes-wide-open-look at the way the porn industry exploits and damages the gift of our sexuality to fuel itself.Pornlandis well-researched, well-written, and heartfelt. I highly recommend it." -Wendy Maltz, L.C.S.W., D.S.T., coauthor ofThe Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography"Pornlandis a must read for anyone who is concerned or puzzled about our ever intensifying pornographic culture. From the intricate linking of the porn industry with Fortune 500 companies to behind the scenes of Girls Gone Wild, young men's confessions of being turned off by natural female bodies, and much more, Dines makes eye-opening connections and breaks new ground with every chapter. Thoroughly researched and forcefully argued, this phenomenal book pulls you in with a unique blend of humor, fierce intellect, and compassion for humanity." -Chyng Sun, associate professor of media studies at New York University and director ofThe Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships, "[Dines] convincingly argues that the porn industry has distorted, commercialized, and repackaged sexuality for both men and women. As a prosex, antiporn, feminist, Dines is disturbed by the mainstreaming of porn into popular culture and the increasing brutality of hard-core pornography." -Library Journal "Dines has written a treatise that is equally powerful and disturbing. She asks tough questions and makes uncomfortable observations, but the results ought to be game-changing: a world in which we have healthy attitudes about the feminine, the masculine, about sex and about ourselves. A world far-removed fromPornland." -Sacramento Book Review "Thoroughly researched and forcefully argued,Pornlandis a must-read. From the intricate linking of the porn industry with Fortune 500 companies to behind the scenes ofGirls Gone Wild,Dines makes eye-opening connections and breaks new ground with every chapter." -Chyng Sun, associate professor of media studies, New York University, director ofThe Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships "Pornlandtakes a quantum leap beyond the tired pro-porn vs. anti-porn debates of recent decades. It will now be the starting point for serious discussions about how porn shapes and distorts social and sexual norms. Gail Dines understands both the economics and cultural power of the pornography industry perhaps better than anyone ever has. This is accessible and grounded social analysis at its finest." -Jackson Katz, PhD, creator of the videoTough Guiseand author ofThe Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help "We're now so pornography-saturated that our capacity for sexual delight is being brutalized. Gail Dines brilliantly exposes porn's economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril." -Robin Morgan "An eyes-wide-open look at the way the porn industry exploits and damages the gift of our sexuality to fuel itself.Pornlandis well researched, well written, and heartfelt. I highly recommend it." -Wendy Maltz, LCSW, DST, coauthor ofThe Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography "Bravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed, while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave." -Diane Levin, coauthor ofSo Sexy, So Soon "For more than a decade, Gail Dines has been at the forefront of the study of the contemporary pornography industry and its effects. Many have been eagerly awaitingPornland,in which she synthesizes all that work-and it has been worth the wait. It is, without question, the definitive book on pornography and pop culture in the twenty-first century.Dines has achieved something rare: she looks at an increasingly pornographic society without backing away from the ugly truth, and without giving up hope for a better world." -Robert Jensen, University of Texas at Austin, author ofGetting Off:Pornography and the End of Masculinity, “[Dines] convincingly argues that the porn industry has distorted, commercialized, and repackaged sexuality for both men and women. As a prosex, antiporn, feminist, Dines is disturbed by the mainstreaming of porn into popular culture and the increasing brutality of hard-core pornography.� - Library Journal “Dines has written a treatise that is equally powerful and disturbing. She asks tough questions and makes uncomfortable observations, but the results ought to be game-changing: a world in which we have healthy attitudes about the feminine, the masculine, about sex and about ourselves. A world far-removed from Pornland .� - Sacramento Book Review “Thoroughly researched and forcefully argued, Pornland is a must-read. From the intricate linking of the porn industry with Fortune 500 companies to behind the scenes of Girls Gone Wild, Dines makes eye-opening connections and breaks new ground with every chapter.� -Chyng Sun, associate professor of media studies, New York University, director of The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships “ Pornland takes a quantum leap beyond the tired pro-porn vs. anti-porn debates of recent decades. It will now be the starting point for serious discussions about how porn shapes and distorts social and sexual norms. Gail Dines understands both the economics and cultural power of the pornography industry perhaps better than anyone ever has. This is accessible and grounded social analysis at its finest.� -Jackson Katz, PhD, creator of the video Tough Guise and author of The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help “We’re now so pornography-saturated that our capacity for sexual delight is being brutalized. Gail Dines brilliantly exposes porn’s economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril.� -Robin Morgan “An eyes-wide-open look at the way the porn industry exploits and damages the gift of our sexuality to fuel itself. Pornland is well researched, well written, and heartfelt. I highly recommend it.� -Wendy Maltz, LCSW, DST, coauthor of The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography “Bravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed, while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave.� -Diane Levin, coauthor of So Sexy, So Soon “For more than a decade, Gail Dines has been at the forefront of the study of the contemporary pornography industry and its effects. Many have been eagerly awaiting Pornland, in which she synthesizes all that work-and it has been worth the wait. It is, without question, the definitive book on pornography and pop culture in the twenty-first century.Dines has achieved something rare: she looks at an increasingly pornographic society without backing away from the ugly truth, and without giving up hope for a better world.� -Robert Jensen, University of Texas at Austin, author of Getting Off:Pornography and the End of Masculinity “Unlike some, such as Pornland author Gail Dines (who worries that men watching gonzo porn is increasing pressure on women to accept heterosexual anal penetration, or bondage and domination), I trust adults to make their own best decisions about their sexual choices.� - AlterNet “As Gail Dines writes in her book Pornland, published earlier this year, the wor, "This is, without question, the definitive book on pornography and pop culture in the twenty-first century." -Robert Jensen, author ofGetting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity, "Thoroughly researched and forcefully argued,Pornlandis a must-read. From the intricate linking of the porn industry with Fortune 500 companies to behind the scenes ofGirls Gone Wild,Dines makes eye-opening connections and breaks new ground with every chapter." Chyng Sun, associate professor of media studies, New York University, director ofThe Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships "Pornlandtakes a quantum leap beyond the tired pro-porn vs. anti-porn debates of recent decades. It will now be the starting point for serious discussions about how porn shapes and distorts social and sexual norms. Gail Dines understands both the economics and cultural power of the pornography industry perhaps better than anyone ever has. This is accessible and grounded social analysis at its finest." Jackson Katz, PhD, creator of the videoTough Guiseand author ofThe Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help "We're now so pornography-saturated that our capacity for sexual delight is being brutalized. Gail Dines brilliantly exposes porn's economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril." Robin Morgan "An eyes-wide-open look at the way the porn industry exploits and damages the gift of our sexuality to fuel itself.Pornlandis well researched, well written, and heartfelt. I highly recommend it." Wendy Maltz, LCSW, DST, coauthor ofThe Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography "Bravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed, while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave." Diane Levin, coauthor ofSo Sexy, So Soon "For more than a decade, Gail Dines has been at the forefront of the study of the contemporary pornography industry and its effects. Many have been eagerly awaitingPornland,in which she synthesizes all that workand it has been worth the wait. It is, without question, the definitive book on pornography and pop culture in the twenty-first century.Dines has achieved something rare: she looks at an increasingly pornographic society without backing away from the ugly truth, and without giving up hope for a better world." Robert Jensen, University of Texas at Austin, author ofGetting Off:Pornography and the End of Masculinity
Dewey Decimal363.4/70973
Table Of ContentPreface Introduction Porn and the Industrialization of Sex xv One Playboy, Penthouse, and Hustler: Paving the Way for Today's Porn Industry Two Pop Goes the Porn Culture: Mainstreaming Porn Three From the Backstreet to Wall Street: The Big Business of Porn Four Grooming for Gonzo: Becoming a Man in a Porn Culture Five Leaky Images: How Porn Seeps into Men's Lives Six Visible or Invisible: Growing Up Female in a Porn Culture Seven Racy Sex, Sexy Racism: Porn from the Dark Side Eight Children: The Final Taboo Conclusion Fighting Back Acknowledgments Notes Index
SynopsisProfessor Gail Dines has written about and researched the porn industry for over two decades. She attends industry conferences, interviews producers and performers, and speaks to hundreds of men and women each year about their experience with porn. Students and educators describe her work as "life changing." In Pornland the culmination of her life's workDines takes an unflinching look at porn and its affect on our lives. Astonishingly, the average age of first viewing porn is now 11.5 years for boys, and with the advent of the Internet, it's no surprise that young people are consuming more porn than ever. But, as Dines shows, today's porn is strikingly different from yesterday's Playboy . As porn culture has become absorbed into pop culture, a new wave of entrepreneurs are creating porn that is even more hard-core, violent, sexist, and racist. To differentiate their products in a glutted market, producers have created profitable niche productslike teen sex, torture porn, and gonzoin order to entice a generation of desensitized users. Going from the backstreets to Wall Street, Dines traces the extensive money trail behind this multibillion-dollar industryone that reaps more profits than the film and music industries combined. Like Big Tobaccowith its powerful lobbying groups and sophisticated business practicesporn companies don't simply sell products. Rather they influence legislators, partner with mainstream media, and develop new technologies like streaming video for cell phones. Proving that this assembly line of content is actually limiting our sexual freedom, Dines argues that porn's omnipresence has become a public health concern we can no longer ignore. Going from the backstreets to Wall Street, Dines reveals how porn is affecting our lives and why its omnipresence is detrimental to our sexual freedom., In this groundbreaking book, Dines illustrates how todays porn has become absorbed into pop culture and, because of that, how the porn industry has turned even more hard-core, creating profitable niche marketslike teen sex and torture pornin its quest to entice a generation of desensitized users. She shows both the sexist and racist underbelly of porn, exposing the economic structure of this multibilliondollar industryone that reaps more profits than the film and music industries combined., Professor Gail Dines has written about and researched the porn industry for over two decades. She attends industry conferences, interviews producers and performers, and speaks to hundreds of men and women each year about their experience with porn. Students and educators describe her work as "life changing." In Pornland --the culmination of her life's work--Dines takes an unflinching look at porn and its affect on our lives. Astonishingly, the average age of first viewing porn is now 11.5 years for boys, and with the advent of the Internet, it's no surprise that young people are consuming more porn than ever. But, as Dines shows, today's porn is strikingly different from yesterday's Playboy . As porn culture has become absorbed into pop culture, a new wave of entrepreneurs are creating porn that is even more hard-core, violent, sexist, and racist. To differentiate their products in a glutted market, producers have created profitable niche products--like teen sex, torture porn, and gonzo--in order to entice a generation of desensitized users. Going from the backstreets to Wall Street, Dines traces the extensive money trail behind this multibillion-dollar industry--one that reaps more profits than the film and music industries combined. Like Big Tobacco--with its powerful lobbying groups and sophisticated business practices--porn companies don't simply sell products. Rather they influence legislators, partner with mainstream media, and develop new technologies like streaming video for cell phones. Proving that this assembly line of content is actually limiting our sexual freedom, Dines argues that porn's omnipresence has become a public health concern we can no longer ignore. Going from the backstreets to Wall Street, Dines reveals how porn is affecting our lives and why its omnipresence is detrimental to our sexual freedom.
LC Classification NumberHQ471.D549 2010
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- Sep 11, 2018
Violent porn moves into the mainstream
This book vividly outlines how pornography degrades women. It's a situation that is growing worse as porn has become increasingly sadistic and masochistic. Adding flames, of course, to this dilemma is the ubiquitous internet. Remember the good old days when water was free and you had to pay for porn? No more. Ms. Dines discusses how internet super-hardcore porn sadly teaches our youngsters that sex is not a loving act but one that embraces violence, humiliation, and the debasement of women. Great book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
