Sexuality and mass media: The historical context of psychology's reaction to sexuality on the internet

The Relationship of Fear of Intimacy, Body Image Avoidance and Body Mass Index

“…Advertisers often use sexually attractive models in order to build associations between sex and their products; such images abound the cultural landscape. Interestingly, between 1979 and1989, during which the AIDS epidemic came to light, explicit sexuality increased in print advertising and on primetime television (Stern, 2001). One may wonder if AIDS had opened the discourse for sexual behavior in this public manner, or if it had resulted in a safer sublimation of sorts via increasingly expressive and interactive media such as television and internet.…”

“…Surveys suggest that one in four children who use the internet inadvertently find pornography (Lips, 2001;Stern, 2001). Of course, with the availability of telephone dialup services, pornographic videotapes, and cable television, the advent of the internet does not mark the first time that pornography has been introduced to the home (Stern, 2001).…”

“…An online survey of internet users suggests that sexual pursuits, ranging from visiting web sites with sexual themes to intense on-line sexual interactions may be the most common use of the internet (Stern, 2001). While sexually-themed internet sites are generally self-selected and pursued, the abundant use of sex in advertising has been steadily increasing since the early 1980s (Stern, 2001). Advertisers often use sexually attractive models in order to build associations between sex and their products; such images abound the cultural landscape.…”

“…Its use and access serve to reinforce cultural tastes, gender roles and additional opportunities for media consumption (Stern, 2001). An online survey of internet users suggests that sexual pursuits, ranging from visiting web sites with sexual themes to intense on-line sexual interactions may be the most common use of the internet (Stern, 2001).…”

“…Its use and access serve to reinforce cultural tastes, gender roles and additional opportunities for media consumption (Stern, 2001). An online survey of internet users suggests that sexual pursuits, ranging from visiting web sites with sexual themes to intense on-line sexual interactions may be the most common use of the internet (Stern, 2001). While sexually-themed internet sites are generally self-selected and pursued, the abundant use of sex in advertising has been steadily increasing since the early 1980s (Stern, 2001).…”