The intent of this research thesis is the examination of post-secondary women’s positive
experiences with pornography. Very little research has been conducted with women who
enjoy pornography and yet recent statistics in Canada and the United States show that
there is an increasing amount of female users of pornography (Cantor, Mares, & Hyde,
2003). This study presents an emerging grounded theory of the process through which a
small group of post-secondary women come to label their experiences with pornography
as positive. The study traces the experiences of four post-secondary women in Western
Canada from their initial exposure to pornography to their current use of the material.
Results showed the importance of personal control in the development of female sexual
identity and the enjoyment of pornography. This study is embedded in a social
constructionist theoretical framework and offers recommendations for further research in
the area.
iii / x, 179 leaves ; 29 cm
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:ALU.w.uleth.ca/dspace#10133/2484 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Petzanova, Iordanka, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education |
| Contributors | Piquette-Tomei, Noella |
| Publisher | Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, c2010, Education |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Relation | Thesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education) |
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