The Pornography Controversy

Changing Moral Standards in American Life

Ray Rist

$242

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Routledge
18 December 2020

Ethical issues: censorship; Ethical issues: pornography & obscenity; Sociology

Discusses governmental responsibilities and individual liberties, ethical problems of moral judgement, and legal considerations in defining and suppressing obscene material.

By: Ray Rist
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9781138537668
ISBN 10: 1138537667
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 18 December 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface, 1. Pornography as a Social Problem: Reflections on the Relation of Morality and the Law, 2. Obscenity as an Esthetic Category, 3. Beyond the (Garbage) Pale, or Democracy, Censorship and the Arts, 4. Legislative Recommendations: Report of the Committee on Obscenity and Pornography, 5. Pornography-Raging Menace or Paper Tiger?, 6. Obscenity Laws-A Shift to Reality, 7. Pornographic Theaters Off Times Square, 8. The Pleasures of Commodity, or How to Make the World Safe for Pornography, 9. Moral Principles Towards a Definition of the Obscene, 10. The Modern Machiavellians: The Pornography of Sexual Game-Playing, 11. Night Words: High Pornography and Human Privacy, 12. The Effects of Explicit Sexual Materials: The Report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography, 13. Violence, Pornography and Social Science, 14. Polity, Politics and Social Research: A Study in the Relationship of Federal Commissions and Social Science, Bibliography, About the Contributors, Index

Ray C. Rist is senior policy analyst , National Institute of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington D.C. The author of many articles, his book The Urban School: A Factory for Failure, has recently been published. He is also the editor of Restructuring American Education, published by Transaction books. His major research interests are in social policy analysis, urban education and social deviance.