How social issues like Pornography can have an effect on the individual, family, marriage and community.

1. HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Social and Ethical Issues
By: Joel Johnson
Year 1
Papua New Guinea
Email: jjohnson@student.dwu.ac.pg
Gmail: rasedjoel@gmail.com

3.  Introduction
 Pornographic facts
 Advantages of Porn
 The effects of porn on individuals,
marriage, family and community
 Health effects
 Pornography and Religion
 Pornography escalating statistics
 Conclusion
 References

4.  Pornography is the portrayal of sexual subject matter
for the purpose of sexual arousal.
 The word pornography, derived from the Greek porni
(“prostitute”) and graphein (“to write”), was originally
defined as any work of art or literature depicting the life
of prostitutes.
 Pornography, (often abbreviated as "porn" or "porno"
in informal usage) representation of sexual behavior in
books, pictures, statues, motion pictures, and other
media that is intended to cause sexual excitement. The
term applies to the depiction of the act rather than the
act itself, and so does not include live exhibitions like
sex shows and striptease.

5.  Pornography is prevalent everywhere today. In fact, one in eight
online searches is for pornography. Because porn use thrives in
secrecy, many victims today are trapped in a cycle of sin and
shame, thinking that they're the only ones facing this temptation.
 Research reveals many systemic effects of Internet pornography
that are undermining an already vulnerable culture of marriage
and family. Even more disturbing is the fact that the first Internet
generations have not reached full maturity, so the upper limits of
this impact have yet to be realized" (Jill Manning, Sociologist)
 Today, 68% of young adult men and 18% of women use porn at
least once every week. Another 17% and another 30% of women
use porn 1-2 times per month. This means for 85% of young
men and nearly half of young women, watching porn is at least a
monthly activity.

6.  Lovers can know different sexual position.
 Motivate lovers to climax point of sexual desires before
in preparation for having sex.
 Students of higher institution relaxing their exhausted
minds after long hours of studies.
 Can market items secretly to lovers to earn income.
 To drive mind of female or male to intention for having
sexual intercourse when he or she is not in mood.

8.  Users tend to become desensitized to and bored with
the type of pornography they use, seeking more
perverse forms of sexual imagery.
 Person who view pornography regularly have a higher
tolerance for abnormal sexuality, including rape, and
sexual aggression.
 Prolonged consumption of pornography by men
produces notions of women as commodities or as "sex
objects.“
 Pornography engenders greater sexual permissiveness,
leading to a greater risk of out-of-wedlock births and
STDs.

9.  Married men/women feel less satisfied with
their conjugal relations and less emotionally
attached to their wives/husband.
 Pathway to infidelity and divorce, and is
frequently a major factor in family disasters.
 Couples affected by one spouse's addiction
usually experience a loss of interest in
sexual intercourse and good family
relations.
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10.  The presence of sexually-oriented businesses
significantly harms the surrounding community,
leading to increases in crime.
 Pornography viewing and sexual offense are
inextricably linked.
 There is a connection between the consumption of
violent pornography with behavioral aggression and
the incidence of rape.

11.  Escalating to illegal activities to satisfy sexual urges
such as prostitution, sexual harassment, OR rape
and sexual aggression.
 Addiction could leads to chronic brain disease that
affects memory, reward, motivation, and related
circuitry.
 High risk of engaging in dangerous or unhealthy
sexual activity, with an increased risk of sexually
transmitted diseases.

12.  According to the research, teens
who watched pornography “were
more likely to have higher
numbers of sexual partners,
engage in a wider diversity of
sexual practices, and use alcohol
or drugs in association with sexual
encounters.” These teenagers were
also more likely to have a high
occurrence of sexually transmitted
infections.

13.  A new study has revealed that watching a lot of adult
material can actually reduce the size of a man's striatum.

14.  It only advocates fornication and immoral activities,
resulting in sinning.
 Bible doesn’t state anything about pornography but it
only went against what could be the possible results
of having access to pornographic materials.
 Makes a person to be immoral and unholy.
 Our body is spiritually considered as God’s temple,
therefore, it must be always kept away from such
things.
 God given conscience will be ruined by pornography
and filled with wicked thoughts.
 Following bible verses can be read to enhance your
understanding. Matthew 5:27-28, Colossians 3:5

15.  9 out of 10 boys were exposed to pornography before the age
of 18.
 6 out of 10 girls were exposed to pornography before the age
of 18.
 The first exposure to pornography among men is 12 years
old.
 32% of boys and 18% of girls have seen bestiality online.
 67% of young men and 49% of young women say viewing
porn is an acceptable way to express one's sexuality.
 51% of male and 32% of female students first viewed porn
before their teenage years (12 and younger).
 28% of 16-17 year olds have been unintentionally exposed to
porn online.
(http://www.covenanteyes.com)

16.  Pornography affects all members of the family. Not only
does it eliminate an affectionate family life, children can
experience traumas related to encounters with their parents'
pornographic material.
 Pornography changes the habits of the mind, and its use can
easily become habitual, leading to desensitization, boredom,
distorted views of reality, and an objectification of women.
 At the moment, there is no strict policy on the use of
internet; therefore we suggest that the government should
impose the strict policies by banning the pornographic
websites.
E.g. The DWU ICT department blocking the certain
websites.
 From the ethical and religious perspectives, pornography is
considered as unethical and sinful act.

17.  http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/is-
pornography-a-public-health-issue/
 http://www.cyber-
rights.org/reports/governan.htm
 http://www.frc.org/onepagers/the-effects-of-
pornography-on-individuals-marriage-family-
and-community
 http://www.ncfpc.org/FNC/10
 http://www.covenanteyes.com