The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage, Family, and Community

The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage, Family, and Community The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage, Family, and Community Pornography is a visual representation of sexuality which distorts an individual’s concept of the nature of conjugal relations. This, in turn, alters both sexual attitudes and behavior. It is a major threat to marriage, to family, to children and to individual happiness. In undermining marriage it is one of the factors in undermining social stability. Social scientists, clinical psychologists, and biologists have begun to clarify some of the social and psychological effects, and neurologists are beginning to delineate the biological mechanisms through which pornography produces its powerful negative effects. Key Findings on the Effects of Pornography The Family and Pornography · Married men who are involved in pornography feel less satisfied with their conjugal relations and less emotionally attached to their wives. Wives notice and are upset by the difference. · Pornography use is a pathway to infidelity and divorce, and is frequently a major factor in these family disasters. · Among couples affected by one spouse’s addiction, two-thirds experience a loss of interest in sexual intercourse. · Both spouses perceive pornography viewing as tantamount to infidelity. · Pornography viewing leads to a loss of interest in good family relations. The Individual and Pornography