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Midterm
Assignment
This
written assignment consists of two essay questions. Students are expected to
develop a 2–3-page essay per question (excluding title and reference page). A
minimum of 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly sources per question are to be utilized
for the assignment. Sources should also be up-to-date (less than 10 years old).
Direct quotes are not permitted.
Topic
1: Explain the differences between
obscenity and pornography. State the case both for and against the belief that
viewing pornography contributes to the commission of sex crimes. Does this
apply to child pornography as well?
Topic
2: Internet sexual predators continue to
elude law enforcement in great numbers. What are the similarities and
differences between the online sexual predators and in person sexual abusers?
Citations/References: You
must use the most up to date edition of APA format for citations and reference
listings.
You
may submit each answer separately or in one word document: All work is to be
submitted as an attachment to the assignment link by 11:59 pm EST Sunday of
week 4.
Differences
Between Obscenity and Pornography
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Institution
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The terms pornography and obscenity are often used to
describe anything sexual that society can perceive as offensive to set morals.
Many people believe that the two terms are similar and can substitute for each
other. However, obscenity and pornography exhibit differences despite being
used interchangeably often when describing anything sexual in nature.
Obscene
refers to something filthy, impure, or foul when exposed to the public
(Carroll, 2021). Obscenity is a legal art terminology used to describe certain
sexual depictions that are constitutionally protected to qualify for free
speech because their tenets lean to more adulterate sexual desires than
intellect. The U.S Supreme Court, in a 1973 Miller vs. California case, termed
obscenity as materials that entice individuals towards impure sexual desires
(Hald, Seaman, & Linz, 2014). The modern community standards classify
obscenity as limited materials showing hard-core pornography, including a
graphical portrayal of sexual acts or crude exposure of sexual organs. Such
materials go against the contemporary community’s standards governing sexual
morals but bear no significant literary, political, or scientific values.
Pornography,
on the other hand, is defined as sexually produced materials whose primary goal
is arousing the audience's erotic feelings (Hald, Seaman, & Linz, 2014). The
primary goal of producing a film, writing a book, magazine, or creating a
statue is making money but, such materials become pornography if their second
purpose is arousing the audience sexually. For instance, medical textbooks and
artworks or sculptures such as "The Thinker" bearing nudity are
classified as non-pornographic because they are not meant to arouse viewers
(Carroll, 2021). The intent for producing material is the main element of
determining whether it is pornographic or not. The constitution protects most pornographic
materials meant for adult viewers and readers as per the First Amendment.
However, the First Amendment does not protect two categories of pornography,
namely child pornography and obscenity. In other cases, adults have access to
materials classified as obscene to minors making obscenity one of the complex
issues of the First Amendment laws in the struggle to define pornography and
obscenity from the perspective of adults and children.
Child pornography is a more recent form of pornography involving producing sexually arousing materials using computer simulations displaying children in sexually enticing poses or using children...
