Hegemonic masculinity and pornography: young people's attitudes toward and relations to pornography.

According to McNair (2002), there has been a drastic growth in the demand for and consumption of pornography in the U.S. from 1970 to the early 21st century. The annual turnover of the porno industry in 1972 is estimated to be around 10 million dollars. The corresponding figure for 1996 is 8 billion.

In 1996, 8,000 new porno films were released and distributed to 25,000 video stores across the U.S. The Internet has added to the great circulation of and dramatic increase in pornographic material. A large proportion of the time people spend on the Internet is dedicated to consumption ...

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