Pornography: Research Advances and Policy Considerations

This research was conducted under contract with the Canadian Federal Department of Justice (DSS Contract No. 05SV.19200-3- 0899), in connection with the Special Committee on Pornography and Prostitution. (The views expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Department.) The writing of this chapter was also supported by Canada Research Fellowship ♯455-87-0078 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to the first author.

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