In the article “Internet Pornography exposure and Women’s Attitude Towards Extramarital Sex: An Exploratory Study”, author Paul J. Wright presents research results pertinent to exposure of Internet pornography on women. The author analyzes and systematizes the previous research data concerning the emotional impacts of viewing video pornography. Thus, at the beginning of the article, he claims the main hypothesis. He states that the liberal attitude towards uncommitted and extramarital sex originates from Internet pornography availability. It is especially true for more confident in media and less religious women. The author’s intended audience is groups of scientists, researchers, tutors, and students or interested readers.
One of the main advantages of the article is data provided by the General Social Survey Funded by the National Science Foundation. Similar surveys by the GSS were not made for the first time, but Internet pornography’s impact on the extramarital sex attitude is the current issue. Another research feature is the age of the survey participants. The average age of surveyed women is 40 years. Recent research showed that adolescents usually have a ductile temper and readily yield to the sexual media content. The study’s hypotheses were tested with the help of hierarchical multiple regression. Some of the analysis initial steps were age, religiosity, and education.
The author’s predicted hypotheses were supported after the statistical data were processed. The content of Internet pornography is free to access for adults. Thus, more than half of surveyed admitted that they watch pornography bi-weekly. The author observes statistics of the direct correlation between this fact and the attitude towards uncommitted sex. The author also finds out if women’s individual peculiarities such as religiosity or media confidence affect the extramarital sex attitude.
Concerning the article, it consists of a lot of well-ordered information and statistical data. The author continues his previous research by citing a lot of facts and quotations. This issue is associated with the problem of modern technology penetration in society. The impact of various easily accessible amounts of information is not always positive. People apprehend the sexual scripts from pornography. Thus, people’s behavior could be controlled.
The author pointed out that pornography evolving from offline to online and it brings natural sexual scripts changing because of the access to the different kinds of such production. An important point is that the data obtained was due to the national and full-probability survey. A socializing effect of the sexual media content was proven by the similarity among surveyed.
According to the author’s state, the cross-sectional method of survey was used. Thus, casual conclusions will be straightened. What is more, the statistical data were gathered more than ten years ago. It would also be helpful if the author adds additional image data.
The article can be helpful for students because it could be used as an example of formulation and solution of the problem. The author has accomplished a great deal of job. His data were collected accurately. He built a logical argument. He gave full information with detailed conclusions of every stage of his research. On the other hand, he was moderately successful in making his point of view. It is important to note that the author’s research is being continued. He also shortly described the following directions. So, to sum it up, it is possible to say that this article is well-formed, informative, educational, and can be used for scientific purposes.