COMM 102 Lecture 4: COMM102, lecture 4 study guide test 2
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Media content described as (cid:281)sexual(cid:282) must be clearly defines. Explicitness depends on how much is left to the imagination. Time/cnn poll: 30% teens get info from tv. 30% adolescent males listed pornography as most significant source of sex info. Pornography: graphic and explicit depictions of sexual activity. Could include nudity, graphic sexual activity or mild activity. Three criteria for claiming obscenity: material appeals to a shameful, sick, morbid or lustful interest in sex, material is offensive beyond community standards regarding sexual depiction, material lacks serious literacy, artistic, political or scientific value. Not protected by the first amendment, can be regulated. 5 types of pornography- meese commission 1986: depictions of sexual violence like rape, depictions of degrading or humiliating activities, depictions of consensual, non violent intercourse, depictions of nudity, child pornography. Sex magazines declining since 1990s (used to be premier venue) Other media makes sexual content even more pervasive- videos, cable, and pay per view,
