Topic: Porn andSexual Experience

Process: All student work for the project is individual.

1) Students will be randomly assigned a Research Topic bythe instructor (see below).

2) Each student must research the topic and complete theSources Activity by the due date.

3) Each student must write the Reflection.

Project Requirements

1)Part 1– Sources Activity. 10 points (Due date: February 27, 2022 at 4:00pm)- One Page paper-250-300 words).

2) Part 2-Written Reflection. 10 points (Due date: March 12, 2022 at 5:00pm)- 3 pages paper – Minimum: 500 wordsMaximum 600 words

Research Topics use the questions to develop ideas fordirecting your research you do not need to answer all of these questions andyou may also discuss issues you come up with that are clearly related to yourtopic.

 

Part 1– Sources Activity. 10 points (Due date: February 27, 2022 at 4:00pm)

Topic: Porn and Sexual Experience

Gathering Sources: All student work is individual.

One Page paper – 250-300 words)

1. Source Relevance: Find 1 source relevant to your topic.Do not ask me to vet your source you must judge whether it fits the criteriaand is relevant.

2. Source Quality: Sources must be from a peer-reviewed journals, booksor articles by professional academics, or reputable journalists and news publications.Book reviews are not sufficient.

3. Author Qualifications: Identify the authorsqualifications for writing about this topic. This might require research tofind out about the author. Do not use a source thatdoes not have an identifiable author.

4. Source Information: Identify the author, title, date, andpublication information. If you cannot find this information, do not use thesource.

5. Citation Format: Cite your sources in APA style. Use theNorth Carolina State University Citation Builder if you need help. You can findthe citation builder at: http://lib.ncsu.edu/citationbuilder .

 

 

Summary and Explanation:

Read your source entirely. In your own words, summarizeyour source, making 1-3 key points explaining how it relates to your topic. Youdo not need to answer the topic questions, but they can give you ideas aboutrelevant issues.

DO NOT simply copy the abstract from the article.

Length 250-300 words.

Format:

In one document, labelled and laid out with the boldheadings below – do not include the material that is not bolded. Improperformat = point deduction.

Part 1: State the topic and explain how your articleis relevant to it. One or two sentences is sufficient for this. (2 points)

Part 2: Source Citation, Qualifications, Summary andExplanation

a. citation (2 points – complete and correct citation.)

b. authors qualifications (2 points – authors professionaltitle, place of employment, area of expertise.)

c. summary and explanation. (4 points 250-300 words)

 

Part 2-Written Reflection. 10 points (Due date: March 12, 2022 at 5:00pm)

Instructions Guideline

Topic: Porn andSexual Experience

PornographyProject Reflection Guidelines:

Given thewidespread influence of pornography on contemporary culture and its availabilityto young people, how would you evaluate pornographys influence on your ownexperience? Use the philosophical ideas and concepts we have been working within your answer. Demonstrate your knowledge of materials we have read in thecourse and of the research you did for the porn project. An evaluation asks youto take a stand as to the benefits or harms of porn on your experience. Makesure to provide reasons for your claims.

You mayconsider any of the following (or some idea of your own):

How doeswatching porn influence personal sexual experience?

  Do people develop specific sexual desiresbased on viewing porn? How might this affect sexual experience? Do people cometo appreciate and/or regret the influence of porn on their sex-lives?

  What factors motivate people to want to trycertain sexual acts? How does porn influence these factors? How does this playout differently depending on gender differences?

Has pornshaped your desires? If so, how? Has this been positive or negative or both?Hw?

How hasporn shaped the desires of your romantic or sexual partners? Has this beenpositive or negative or both? How?

How hasporn shaped your peer-groups attitudes and expectations about sex? Do you tryto keep up with your friends in ways that are influenced or determined bystandards set by porn?

How hasporn affected your ideas and feelings about gender? Do you want or expectcertain things because you identify as masculine, feminine, non-binary, gay,lesbian, trans, queer, two-spirited, or questioning? How are you views aboutothers gender identifications shaped by porn?

  How does porn affect your ideas about sexualintegrity, sexual equality, and/or sexual intimacy? Do standards of integrity,equality, and intimacy apply to porn? Should they?

Write incomplete sentences and paragraphs. (Points will be deducted if there is noproper paragraphing.)

Use propergrammar. Capitalize the pronoun I. Develop an explanation, argument, or point of view ratherthan a random list of points. Show knowledge of course material rather thansimple expression of personal opinion.

 Minimum: 500 words Maximum 600 words Typed,double-spaced, 14 point font, Arial or Times New Roman. No illustrations,colour, images, etc. Format: Word. (No PDF or alternate formats)

The file will be automatically scanned by SafeAssignto check for Academic Integrity. The SafeAssign results will be availableto you and show you how much of your work overlaps other documented material(often its also a good indicator of the overuse of quoted material which padsthe word count).

       Youshould also check your SafeAssign results – if you have a matching score ofmore than 20% (and if it is not just due to matches from the reference list ortitles, such things can be ignored even if they inflate your score) you mayneed to edit and re-submit.