Pornography & Its Ethical Issues SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility February 3, 2014 Many argue that pornography is degrading, and believed that it denigrates women and in some cases even men. Feminists argue that it’s harmful to society promoting rape, violence, and sex discrimination. Pornography is often seen by others as an erotic art that has been around for thousands of years. Technology today makes access to pornography very easy by video, text, and the internet
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This trafficking industry dates back to the late 1800s when children were first prostituted in the United States. Since then, the problem has been exacerbated by globalization and the emergence of the internet as a major source of communication. The increasing prominence of the media and internet allows for news to be easily shared. But because sex trafficking is a continuous issue, people have become desensitized to the harsh reality of the sex industry. Also, false news stories decrease
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STUDIES In this chapter we will present the related literature and studies in both foreign and local views that have direct relationship to the present study. This part of the study presents a summary of the readings gathered from books, magazines, internet and other research conducted which we found to have a direct relationship with the study in focus. Local Literature Foreign Literature According to Tapscott (1998) talks of growing up in a digital environment referring to
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and Children Electronic methods of committing crimes in society today, is generally a new phenomenon. Modern crimes directed against the operation of computer technology itself, presents new crimes that are as new as contemporary technology. The Internet has opened a variety of new rooms for cybercriminals to commit cyber-based terrorist attempts, computer intrusions, and major cyberfrauds. Cyberextortion is an outsider threat designed to obtain money, products, or favorable considerations from
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Child Sex Tourism The topic that I thought was interesting to write about is child sex tourism. Child sex tourism is happening on a daily bases all around the world. It is really sad that young children from all nationalities and all ages are used as sexual pleasures to older men. It is very sad that child sex tourism is very hard to get under control. In an article written by ECPAT (End Child Prostitution and trafficking) stated that wealthy Westerners posing as good people often prepared
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Pathos The internet is pervasive in all element of U.S. life and has few, if any, restrictions for its usage. This element is often forgotten, but the first picture provided this week, is that of a Teddy Bear that is “shedding its skin”; which based on the statement “Children can learn many things on the internet” infers to the viewer that the Teddy Bear is stripping in a sexual nature. It is hard to look at the picture, initially being offended, but the advertising campaign is effective in that
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Child Prostitution Child prostitution refers to children and adolescents receiving money or other items of value in exchange for engaging in sexual acts or allowing sexual acts to be performed on them. Child prostitution is a form of sexual abuse. According to Child Maltreatment, published in 2008, sexual abuse is defined as a type of maltreatment that refers to the involvement of the child in sexual activity to provide sexual benefit or financial benefit to the perpetrator, including contacts
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CIPA: Internet Filtering in Schools and Libraries Minors are being exposed to more adult content today due to the Internet. The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was created to prevent children from accessing obscene or harmful content in schools and libraries. Yet there are groups that want to abolish the law because they feel it violates their first amendment rights of freedom of speech. CIPA is trying to protect children from viewing content not intended for them just like an R rated
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was conducted on parents’ with children ages 7-13 and their knowledge about their children’s use of the Internet. The paper looks at ways in which parents feel that their children can be protected on the internet. It also explores the fears that parents have about their children being exposed to the internet, and their rationales. The research findings highlight the importance of children's internet protection in relation to the role of parents. The major limitation that this research was faced with
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