‘It is disgusting, but … ’: adolescent girls’ relationship to internet pornography as gender performance

How men and women learn about sex: multi-generational perspectives on insufficient preparedness and prevailing gender norms in Scotland

“…Additionally, male participants across both studies were more likely to describe using pornography to learn about sexual norms and women’s bodies, echoing findings from previous literature (Buston and Wight 2006 ; Scarcelli 2015 ; Albury 2015 ; Parker et al, 2014 ; Tanton et al 2015 ). For example, when asked about learning about sex, Luke (21, DeMaSH) described learning about sex positions predominantly from pornography rather than from school, explaining ‘ … when you get sex education at school you don’t actually ever see any sex, if that makes sense’.…”

‘I’m just curious and still exploring myself’: Young people and pornography

“…Work from within this tradition, which takes seriously the need to listen to the people who are the focus of research, has helped to amplify our understanding of the ways that porn signifies socially and publicly for young people. For example, Marco Scarcelli (2015) has shown how porn can occupy a symbolic role in interactions between girls and boys, enabling 'border games' as ways of managing peer group membership. Monique Mulholland's (2013) work shows how young people negotiate pornography in complex ways, demonstrating an ability to parody it while watching for a range of purposes including sexual satisfaction.…”

Parental Knowledge of Adolescents’ Online Content and Contact Risks

“…It is possible that parents are informed by gender stereotypes and that they find it more likely that their son will view pornographic or violent content than their daughter. Girls' consumption of online pornography and the meanings they attach to it have been largely overlooked, which might have created the impression that online porn is merely a boys' business (Scarcelli 2015). About one-third to half of the parents indicated that they had knowledge of their child's online activities (referring to the websites their child visited and the information their child shared online).…”