College has always been a place for young adults to explore their new found freedom in a variety of ways. For many, this freedom provides an opportunity to pursue talents and interests, while learning to balance the everyday responsibilities of adulthood.
But for some, the relaxed freedom of college alongside destructive influences can lead to problems. It’s no secret that pornography has a huge presence at college campuses. The startling thing is that it’s not just in the dorm rooms.
Many universities and colleges across the country are showing pornography in the classroom. Often times, universities such as UCLA, Vanderbilt, NYU, and others offer these classes in an effort to educate and study the effects of pornography on human sexuality and relationships.
Should pornography be studied at the university level? Of course. It is important to understand how it can affect us and how it has changed human relationships. However, it’s just as important to discuss how these subjects are studied.
In health class, we learn that smoking cigarettes is bad for your health, but the professors to not ask you to smoke in class to illustrate the ill effects. Viewing pornography in a classroom setting is just as ridiculous.
Listening to the accounts of former porn stars about the abuse and misery that takes place behind the camera or interviewing professionals in the fields of human psychology and sexuality can provide insight into a destructive and harmful world, without bringing you down as well.
According to a study published in The Journal of Adolescent Health, students who watch porn often can develop a tolerance toward explicit sexual material, and suffer related effects such as loss of sexual satisfaction and even erectile dysfunction.
While there have been countless studies on the negative effects of viewing pornography, regardless of the setting, it’s important to know that recovery and healing is possible! With the support and encouragement of Ever Accountable, you and your loved ones can be free from the harmful effects of pornography.