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In reply to the discussion: I'm The Duke University Freshman Porn Star And For The First Time I'm Telling The Story In My Words [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)I don't care about that either--I think you know I am talking about the dissemination of video images that show men humiliating and degrading women as the "new norm" in porn--these do have an influence on society as a whole. You've sidestepped the whole question of the impact of these videos on others. The problem is not that they exist, but that the porn producers have apparently succeeded in making acts of brutality into what is perceived as healthy sexual imagery.
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Social psychologists deal with the factors that lead us to behave in a given way in the presence of others, and look at the conditions under which certain behavior/actions and feelings occur. Social psychology is concerned with the way these feelings, thoughts, beliefs, intentions and goals are constructed and how such psychological factors, in turn, influence our interactions with others. Wiki
In other words, what society teaches us and how it influences group behavior.