Pornified: How Pornography Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, And Our Families - Hardcover

Paul, Pamela

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805077456 ISBN 13: 9780805077452

Publisher: Times Books, 2005

Synopsis

From the bestseller lists to teen comedies to
Internet hot spots, porn has become ubiquitous—and is dramatically affecting men, women, and children in ways we cannot imagine, but should

Welcome to Porn America. Pornography, once the taboo vice that no one dared to mention, has become part of our daily lives—affordable, accessible, anonymous, and, increasingly, acceptable. The all-pornography, all-the-time mentality is everywhere—not just in cybersex and Playboy magazine but in mainstream magazines, in Paris Hilton’s saleability as a celebrity, in the advice columns of women’s magazines, and on the bestseller lists.

But, even more striking, porn has become a big part of the personal lives of many Americans. Critically acclaimed author Pamela Paul argues that as porn has become more pervasive, it has changed our marriages and families as well as our children’s ideas of sex and sexuality. In the dozens of interviews and a nationwide Harris poll that she conducted as part of her research for this book, Paul exposes how porn has infiltrated our lives. From a wife agonizing over the late-night hours her husband spends on porn sites to parents stunned to learn that their twelve-year-old son has seen a hardcore porn film, we see the costs and consequences of pornography, as intimacy is replaced by fantasy and emotional isolation.

Pornified is an insightful, shocking, and important investigation that will rekindle the debate on how and where pornography meets the public eye.

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Review

""Pornified is rife with tales of Americans experiencing a new level of sexual pathos, filled with snapshots of surreptitious lives: it is as compelling as it is troubling. A provocative book, sure to stir debate and reflection."--Margaret Talbot, senior fellow, New American Foundation, and staff writer, "The New Yorker
"Pamela Paul convincingly and sometimes shockingly details the effects on men, women, and children living in a 'pornified' world. Her book should be a wake-up call for parents and should change the way we view--and rationalize viewing--pornography today. As Paul makes clear, porn is not 'cool, ' or 'liberating, ' or basically benign. It is a poison eroding relationships between men and women and darkening our children's horizons."--Judith Warner, author of "Perfect Madness
"This is a quietly forceful book. It helps everyone--from libertarian to moralist--by offering a common ground from which to proceed: pornography is one more alienating product of a consumer culture, and in some ways a particularly lonely one. By definition it is selfish. That doesn't mean it needs to be banned; it does mean we need to think about what it's doing to each of us, and to our shared society."--Bill McKibben, author of "The End of Nature and "Enough
""Pornified is rife with the tales of Americans experiencing a new level of sexual pathos, filled with snapshots of surreptitious lives: it is as compelling as it is troubling. A provocative book, sure to stir debate and reflection."
-- Alissa Quart, author of "Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers
""Pornified" is rife with tales of Americans experiencing a new level of sexual pathos, filled with snapshots of surreptitious lives: it is as compelling as it is troubling. A provocative book, sure to stir debate and reflection."--Margaret Talbot, senior fellow, New American Foundation, and staff writer, "The New Yorker"
"Pamela Paul convincingly and sometimes shockingly details the effects on men, women, and children living in a 'pornified' world. Her book should be a wake-up call for parents and should change the way we view--and rationalize viewing--pornography today. As Paul makes clear, porn is not 'cool, ' or 'liberating, ' or basically benign. It is a poison eroding relationships between men and women and darkening our children's horizons."--Judith Warner, author of "Perfect Madness"
"This is a quietly forceful book. It helps everyone--from libertarian to moralist--by offering a common ground from which to proceed: pornography is one more alienating product of a consumer culture, and in some ways a particularly lonely one. By definition it is selfish. That doesn't mean it needs to be banned; it does mean we need to think about what it's doing to each of us, and to our shared society."--Bill McKibben, author of "The End of Nature" and "Enough"

""Pornified" is rife with the tales of Americans experiencing a new level of sexual pathos, filled with snapshots of surreptitious lives: it is as compelling as it is troubling. A provocative book, sure to stir debate and reflection."
-- Alissa Quart, author of "Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers" "A sharp rebuke to porn's glamorization."--"Los Angeles Times" Book Review
"An alarming, thought-provoking overview of today's cyber-sexual society."--"The Seattle Times"
"Pamela Paul sets out to scare readers about the effects of pornography on American society, and she succeeds mightily."--"St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

An alarming, thought-provoking overview of today's cyber-sexual society.

"Pornified" is rife with tales of Americans experiencing a new level of sexual pathos, filled with snapshots of surreptitious lives: it is as compelling as it is troubling. A provocative book, sure to stir debate and reflection. "Margaret Talbot, senior fellow, New American Foundation, and staff writer, The New Yorker"

Pamela Paul convincingly and sometimes shockingly details the effects on men, women, and children living in a 'pornified' world. Her book should be a wake-up call for parents and should change the way we view--and rationalize viewing--pornography today. As Paul makes clear, porn is not 'cool, ' or 'liberating, ' or basically benign. It is a poison eroding relationships between men and women and darkening our children's horizons. "Judith Warner, author of Perfect Madness"

This is a quietly forceful book. It helps everyone--from libertarian to moralist--by offering a common ground from which to proceed: pornography is one more alienating product of a consumer culture, and in some ways a particularly lonely one. By definition it is selfish. That doesn't mean it needs to be banned; it does mean we need to think about what it's doing to each of us, and to our shared society. "Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Enough"

"Pornified" is rife with the tales of Americans experiencing a new level of sexual pathos, filled with snapshots of surreptitious lives: it is as compelling as it is troubling. A provocative book, sure to stir debate and reflection. "Alissa Quart, author of Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers"

A sharp rebuke to porn's glamorization. "Los Angeles Times Book Review"

An alarming, thought-provoking overview of today's cyber-sexual society. "The Seattle Times "
" "

Pamela Paul sets out to scare readers about the effects of pornography on American society, and she succeeds mightily. "St. Louis Post-Dispatch""

"Pornified is rife with tales of Americans experiencing a new level of sexual pathos, filled with snapshots of surreptitious lives: it is as compelling as it is troubling. A provocative book, sure to stir debate and reflection." --Margaret Talbot, senior fellow, New American Foundation, and staff writer, The New Yorker

"Pamela Paul convincingly and sometimes shockingly details the effects on men, women, and children living in a 'pornified' world. Her book should be a wake-up call for parents and should change the way we view--and rationalize viewing--pornography today. As Paul makes clear, porn is not 'cool, ' or 'liberating, ' or basically benign. It is a poison eroding relationships between men and women and darkening our children's horizons." --Judith Warner, author of Perfect Madness

"This is a quietly forceful book. It helps everyone--from libertarian to moralist--by offering a common ground from which to proceed: pornography is one more alienating product of a consumer culture, and in some ways a particularly lonely one. By definition it is selfish. That doesn't mean it needs to be banned; it does mean we need to think about what it's doing to each of us, and to our shared society." --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Enough

"Pornified is rife with the tales of Americans experiencing a new level of sexual pathos, filled with snapshots of surreptitious lives: it is as compelling as it is troubling. A provocative book, sure to stir debate and reflection." --Alissa Quart, author of Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers

"A sharp rebuke to porn's glamorization." --Los Angeles Times Book Review

"An alarming, thought-provoking overview of today's cyber-sexual society." --The Seattle Times

"Pamela Paul sets out to scare readers about the effects of pornography on American society, and she succeeds mightily." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

About the Author

Pamela Paul is a contributor to Time magazine and the author of The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony. Formerly a senior editor at American Demographics, she writes for such publications as Psychology Today, Self, Marie Claire, Ladies' Home Journal, The Economist, and The New York Times Book Review. She lives in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Times Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0805077456
• ISBN 13: 9780805077452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304