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The Porning of America shows, in detailed analysis, that not only has porn become mainstream, but, far more importantly, the mainstream has become porn. This provocative study argues that porn has seeped into and been thoroughly absorbed by every defining aspect of our culture—entertainment, fashion, advertisement, social order, sexual behavior. This cultural absorption is so complete that we no longer have to look at pornography to get porn— increasingly, we live porn on a daily basis.

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Written with an expansive grasp of the highlights of pornographic history and a mastery of narrative argument, The Porning of America is a fascinating view of the changing popular culture surrounding American life, which offers a new vision of the days to come and a multitude of debates to be had concerning the sexual reality of the contemporary world.

This fascinating, provocative book had me glued and makes a great crack at unraveling the mysteries of today's pornography. If you're questioning how to think through the vast array of porn that is now available, @lt;i@gt;The Porning of America@lt;/i@gt; has great information and fresh insights that will enhance any debate. I've been involved in the sex industry for over three decades, and yet I learned a great deal from Sarracino and Scott's current research.--Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D., porn star turned sexologist@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; Whether it's the sexualization of girls, a pimp lifestyle, or Abu Ghraib, there's no dismissing the influence of pornography . . . In this smart, provocative book Sarracino and Scott tease apart the dark, debasing forms of pornography-that 'cultural toxic waste' polluting the social body-from the sensual, pleasurable part of us that yearns for expression. This brave, nuanced book tells a story we don't want to know but can't, for the life of us, ignore. --Lyn

Sarracino and Scott leave it up to readers to form their own opinions on the proliferation of porn. they hope their engaging, thought-provoking book jump-starts a national discussion--because porn isn't going anywhere. Written with an expansive grasp of the highlights of pornographic history and a mastery of narrative argument, The Porning of America is a fascinating view of the changing popular culture surrounding American life, which offers a new vision of the days to come and a multitude of debates to be had concerning the sexual reality of the contemporary world. This fascinating, provocative book had me glued and makes a great crack at unraveling the mysteries of today's pornography. If you're questioning how to think through the vast array of porn that is now available, The Porning of America has great information and fresh insights that will enhance any debate. I've been involved in the sex industry for over three decades, and yet I learned a great deal from Sarracino and Scott's current research.--Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D., porn star turned sexologist Whether it's the sexualization of girls, a pimp lifestyle, or Abu Ghraib, there's no dismissing the influence of pornography . . . In this smart, provocative book Sarracino and Scott tease apart the dark, debasing forms of pornography-that 'cultural toxic waste' polluting the social body-from the sensual, pleasurable part of us that yearns for expression. This brave, nuanced book tells a story we don't want to know but can't, for the life of us, ignore. --Lyn Mikel Brown, founder of Hardy Girls Healthy Women and coauthor of Packaging Girlhood As someone whose business has been pornography for decades, I'm thrilled with The Porning of America. Sarracino and Scott show a real understanding of the development of porn, and make a convincing argument that porn has become mainstream-and that the mainstream has become porn. Comprehensive and thought-provoking, this is a must read if you want to understand porn and our culture. --Al Goldstein, founder and former publisher of Screw magazine and Midnight Blue Sarracino and Scott-dads first, professors second-open our eyes to the porning of America. Readers are given the history, the politics, and the psychology of porn today. With straight-talk but nuanced arguments, the authors take us on a fascinating and sometimes alarming ride through comic books, pop culture, the Internet, soft-core porn, and on beyond XXX. This is simply required reading for anyone interested in girls' and boys' development and f

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