SOC 3312 Chapter 9: Heterosexual Deviance

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3312
• Professor: Sharla Colbert

Document Summary

Illegitimate adulteries are socially condemned: among the lozi of eastern africa, a man walking with a married woman has committed adultery, to conservative christians, divorce and remarriage is considered adultery. In many italian towns on the adriatic coast, virtually every married man has a lover whom he visits regularly: do not exist in american society. Infidelity is likely to lead to divorce: the marriage can survive if the affair stops and is dealt with. It is illegal to distribute sexually explicit materials in the media: the meaning of porn is subject to different interpretations, most americans are opposed to the distribution and consumption of porn, most people, especially men, have used it. The effects of pornography: some studies support the anti-porn, feminist, conservative view that porn is harmful, some studies support the anti-censorship, liberal view that porn is harmless. Pornography as harmless: censorship violates freedom of expression, porn is basically harmless.