Lisa Palac charts her dizzying course from midwestern Catholic schoolgirl to anti-smut crusader to sex-positive feminist and cutting-edge pornographer. Along the way, she explores the liberating effects of pornography, the eroticism of religion, the unprecedented sexual honesty created by cyberspace and the persistent myths about masculinity and femininity. She asks the questions so many women - and men - have asked themselves, such as: Why do sexual desires and sexual politics rarely agree?
What makes danger so appealing? And is there too much sex in pop culture or just too much sexual hypocrisy?
Circulating copy from the Mary S. Calderone Library (SIECUS)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-227) and index.
Contents
The shadow side of the net -- Do I have a problem with cybersex? -- Understanding problematic sexual behavior on the internet -- What turns you on? The arousal template -- Courtship gone awry -- Boundaries -- Taking that first step -- Changing the way you live -- Preventing relapse: maintaining the changes you've made -- Family dynamics and cybersex -- The web frontier.
A brief history of pornography and technology -- Voyeur viewing pleasure -- The thin blue line -- The risky business of online pornography -- Phone sex: the first national pornography network -- The search for satisfaction -- Honey, is that really you? -- All the Web's a stage -- The future of online sexual entrepreneurship.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153).
Contents
Employees behaving badly -- A penchant for porn -- Using porn @ work -- A perfect storm -- Why they won't stop -- From hobby to health hazard -- Recognizing a sex addict @ work -- The graduates of porn u : today's workforce -- Finding a better way to work -- When worlds collide -- The "L" word : what keeps CEOs up at night -- A simple solution to a complex problem.