At the conclusion of Chapter 18, students should be able to:
Distinguish the differences in meanings among sexually explicit material, pornography, and erotica.
Discuss changing perspectives about what constitutes pornography, including the development of new styles due to video and the Internet.
Analyze the reasons people use sexually explicit material.
Evaluate arguments concerning the impact of sexually explicit material on behavior, especially aggression against women and sex discrimination.
Assess child pornography from a regional and worldwide perspective, including its impact on children, laws against it, and the Internet's effect on its accessibility.
Evaluate the arguments concerning the censorship of sexually explicit material, including legal issues revolving around child pornography, obscenity, children who use the Internet, and popular music.
Discuss female prostitution, including motivation and types of prostitution.
Discuss male prostitution, including differences between delinquent and gay male prostitutes.
Evaluate prostitution and the law, including decriminalization, regulation, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Discuss the Supreme Court decision of 2003 regarding sodomy, including the views of those that criticize the decision.