Today’s hot topic is cyber bullying, but given the nature of our media cycles, we should expect to see this join the ranks of “old news” by the end of the year. That isn’t to say these topics aren’t ongoing threats, just that they lose media attention.
What Are The Costs of Internet Pornography?
Since the beginning of the internet age, pornography has been consumed in greater quantities than ever before in human history, and its content has grown more graphic. Recent research suggests that pornography consumption - especially consumption of a more hard-core or violent sort - has negative effects on individuals and society. More studies are necessary, but a growing body of research strongly suggests that for some users pornography can be psychologically addictive, and can negatively affect the quality of interpersonal relationships, sexual health and performance, and social expectations about sexual behavior. Widespread pornography consumption appears to pose a serious challenge to public health and to personal and familial well-being. With concerted action from legislators, the therapeutic community, educators, policymakers, and responsible corporate leaders, however, some of the negative effects of pornography consumption can be combated. This monograph, The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, is the fruit of an inquiry begun at a consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey, in December 2008, sponsored by the Wither spoon Institute and cosponsored by the Institute for the Psychological Sciences. This consultation, which sought to estimate the social costs of pornography, was the first multifaceted, multidisciplinary, scholarly exploration in the internet age of a subject that is critically important to the health and well-being of many Americans: the hidden but real social toll of the current consumption of pornography - especially internet pornography - on an unprecedented scale. 야한동영상
The Costs of Pornography in Society:
The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations has been written with the understanding that society will be better off if the facts about pornography use and its consequences are widely and effectively circulated so that people from all walks of life can take account of them. Given the pornography industry’s interest in the development of new and more vivid technological advances in media, it is more important than ever that families, pastors, therapeutic practitioners, education professionals, corporate leaders, and public servants become more aware of the devastating social consequences of pornography’s ubiquity in the internet age.
There are some signs that progress is being made. The psychiatric and therapeutic professions have recently begun to make certain observations regarding the costs of pornography consumption on an individual’s behavior. The American Psychiatric Association in their recently released proposed revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has for the first time included specific references to pornography as a possible factor in “Hyper sexual Disorders.” Should this revision remain in the final manual, it will be an important first step in enabling individuals and families to seek specific treatment and insurance coverage for behaviors resulting from or directly associated with the consumption of pornography.
I encourage you to consider the findings and recommendations found in the full document, available online along with video presentations from the consultation and consultation drafts of the research papers.
*Pornography hurts adults, children, couples, families, and society. Among adolescents, pornography hinders the development of a healthy sexuality, and among adults, it distorts sexual attitudes and social realities. In families, pornography use leads to marital dissatisfaction, infidelity, separation, and divorce.”
The Costs of Pornography in the Workplace:
In February 2010, the number of people using a work computer to visit sexually oriented websites was as high as 28%, according to research conducted by The Nielsen Company. The average visit to a pornography site from a work computer was about 13 minutes. During the month, the average worker was estimated to spend one hour and 38 minutes on such sites.
If we leverage data extracted on March 30, 2012 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics which calculates average hourly earnings at $23.23, and we multiply by one hour and 38 minutes, we’d see a loss of roughly $38/month per employee due to pornography usage in the workplace. Multiply that by 12 months and a yearly loss of $456 coming from every employee that views pornography can be estimated.
The number of U.S. employees reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as of March 30th, 2012 was 132 million. If we divide this by the 28% of employees who use a work computer to visit pornographic sites, up to 37 million employees view pornography in the workplace. (Note: There are many ways to pare down this number, for example by excluding some labor categories, but for the sake of the exercise we’re keeping it simple).
Thus, if 37 million employees are viewing the average amount of pornography cited by the Nielsen Company, the annual productivity loss to companies is a staggering $16.9 Billion dollars.
Why is pornography so powerful?
The simple answer is that pornography acts like a drug in the brain. It can become very powerful in some individuals.
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