17 min

Pornography and the Teenage Mind The Breakdown - The Biology of a Teenager

    • Science

A study on teen use of pornography shows that 54% of young adults ages 12-17 seek out porn at various regularities. One survey showed one in ten visitors to hardcore porn sites are under ten.
Is it ok that so many of today’s teens are looking at porn? Is it ok that little kids are looking at porn? Does porn effect rape culture or does it prevent rape by satisfying sexual desires? Is any kind of porn moral?

This episode of the breakdown examines these critical questions about the biological effects of viewing porn as well as the moral through an interview with an expert, Dr Christy Kane as well as a discussion about statistics surrounding the issue and an analysis of the evidence.

A study on teen use of pornography shows that 54% of young adults ages 12-17 seek out porn at various regularities. One survey showed one in ten visitors to hardcore porn sites are under ten.
Is it ok that so many of today’s teens are looking at porn? Is it ok that little kids are looking at porn? Does porn effect rape culture or does it prevent rape by satisfying sexual desires? Is any kind of porn moral?

This episode of the breakdown examines these critical questions about the biological effects of viewing porn as well as the moral through an interview with an expert, Dr Christy Kane as well as a discussion about statistics surrounding the issue and an analysis of the evidence.

17 min

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