Dissertation
"All Women Are Whores": Examining Misogyny Within XVideos.com
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118015
Abstract
Internet pornography has been the subject of much debate and scholarly research given its empirical linkages to misogyny and sexual aggression. However, despite the wealth of research available on pornographic content and attitudinal and behavioral changes post-consumption, there is little in the way of insight into pornography consumption within pornographic hub websites that amass large and diverse collections of pornography. Accordingly, this study examines the use of misogynistic terminology associated with pornographic videos within one of the largest and most popular pornographic hub websites in the world: XVideos.com. Adding to the literature on pornography consumption and misogyny, this study uses publicly available pornographic video metadata to assess how the presence of misogynistic terminology impacts interactions with pornographic videos. Findings suggest that misogynistic terminology does indeed impact interactions with pornographic videos within XVideos.com in a variety of ways and across different types of pornography. This study lays the groundwork for future research on pornography consumption within online spaces.
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Details
- Title
- "All Women Are Whores": Examining Misogyny Within XVideos.com
- Creators
- Amber Lorraine Morczek
- Contributors
- Faith Lutze (Advisor)David Makin (Committee Member)Craig Hemmens (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 180
- Identifiers
- 99900581511501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation