Sexual Consent Communication in Best-Selling Pornography Films: A Content Analysis
Malachi Willis
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Sasha N Canan
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Kristen N Jozkowski
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Kristen N. Jozkowski
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,
Ana J. Bridges
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Department of Health and Physical Education, Monmouth University
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2019-09-04
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR: 1.071
CiteScore: 6.7
Impact factor: 2.7
ISSN: 00224499, 15598519
PubMed ID:
31483169
Sociology and Political Science
History and Philosophy of Science
General Psychology
Gender Studies
Abstract
Even though young people report learning about sex from pornography, most do not think this sexual medium teaches them about sexual consent communication. But research shows that people are also able to evaluate pornography as consensual or not. Therefore, we proposed that pornography depicts subtle sexual scripts regarding sexual consent communication. We conducted a content analysis of 50 20-minute segments within best-selling pornographic films from 2015. We systematically coded the presence of various consent communication cues in these films. Consent communication was often depicted; nonverbal cues were more frequent than verbal cues. We found that the films either directly or indirectly supported several sexual scripts: Explicit Verbal Consent Isn't Natural, Women are Indirect/Men are Direct, Sex Can Happen Without Ongoing Communication, Lower-Order Behaviors Don't Need Explicit Consent, and People Receiving Sexual Behaviors Can Consent by Doing Nothing. Further research is needed to examine whether viewers are acquiring, activating, or applying these scripts. Sex education programs could benefit from acknowledging how consent communication is modeled in pornography and by teaching about pornography literacy.
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Willis M. et al. Sexual Consent Communication in Best-Selling Pornography Films: A Content Analysis // Journal of Sex Research. 2019. Vol. 57. No. 1. pp. 52-63.
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Willis M., Canan S. N., Jozkowski K. N., Jozkowski K. N., Bridges A. J. Sexual Consent Communication in Best-Selling Pornography Films: A Content Analysis // Journal of Sex Research. 2019. Vol. 57. No. 1. pp. 52-63.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1080/00224499.2019.1655522
UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1655522
TI - Sexual Consent Communication in Best-Selling Pornography Films: A Content Analysis
T2 - Journal of Sex Research
AU - Willis, Malachi
AU - Canan, Sasha N
AU - Jozkowski, Kristen N
AU - Jozkowski, Kristen N.
AU - Bridges, Ana J.
PY - 2019
DA - 2019/09/04
PB - Taylor & Francis
SP - 52-63
IS - 1
VL - 57
PMID - 31483169
SN - 0022-4499
SN - 1559-8519
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@article{2019_Willis,
author = {Malachi Willis and Sasha N Canan and Kristen N Jozkowski and Kristen N. Jozkowski and Ana J. Bridges},
title = {Sexual Consent Communication in Best-Selling Pornography Films: A Content Analysis},
journal = {Journal of Sex Research},
year = {2019},
volume = {57},
publisher = {Taylor & Francis},
month = {sep},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1655522},
number = {1},
pages = {52--63},
doi = {10.1080/00224499.2019.1655522}
}
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Willis, Malachi, et al. “Sexual Consent Communication in Best-Selling Pornography Films: A Content Analysis.” Journal of Sex Research, vol. 57, no. 1, Sep. 2019, pp. 52-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1655522.