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Author Jensen, Robert, 1958-

Title Getting off : pornography and the end of masculinity / by Robert Jensen
Published Cambridge, MA : South End Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 197 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Our first glance in the mirror: the rowdy boys -- Introduction. Masculinity: Andrea and Jim -- Pornography: the paradox in the mirror -- Masculinity. Where we are stuck: playing king of the hill -- Pornography. A pornographic world: what is normal? -- Pornography as mirror: content -- Choices, his and hers: production -- We are what we masturbate to: consumption -- Getting nasty: Ariana Jollee And Laura David -- Not-masculinity. where we need to go: more than just johns -- Conclusion. Pornography: what is sexuality for? -- Masculinity: what can men do? -- Our last glance in the mirror: the sad men
Summary Author launches a powerful critique of mainstream pornography that promises to reignite one of the fiercest debates in contemporary feminism. At once alarming and thought-provoking, the author asks tough but crucial questions about pornography, manhood, and paths toward genuine social justice -- BACK COVER
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Pornography -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Pornography -- Social aspects.
Women -- Crimes against.
Feminist theory.
LC no. 2007006615
ISBN 9780896087767 paperback alkaline paper
089608776X paperback alkaline paper