Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality Paperback – 26 Apr 2011

Review

Bravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed, while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave.--Diane Levin, coauthor of "So Sexy, So Soon"
"We're now so pornography-saturated that our capacity for sexual delight is being brutalized. Gail Dines brilliantly exposes porn's economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril."--Robin Morgan
"Thoroughly researched and forcefully argued, "Pornland" is a must-read. From the intricate linking of the porn industry with Fortune 500 companies to behind the scenes of "Girls Gone Wild", Dines makes eye-opening connections and breaks new ground with every chapter

""Pornland" . . . will now be the starting point for serious discussions about how porn shapes and distorts social and sexual norms. Dines understands both the economics and cultural power of the pornography industry perhaps better than anyone ever has."--Jackson Katz, author of "The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help"
"[A] thoughtful analysis of pornography's infiltration into the American economy, its detrimental effects on the sexual and emotional health of women and men, and its ability to perpetuate both sexism and racism."--Veronica Arellano, " Library Journal"
"Dines brilliantly exposes porn's economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril."--Robin Morgan
"An eyes-wide-open look at the way the porn industry exploits and damages the gift of our sexuality to fuel itself."--Wendy Maltz, coauthor of "The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography"
"Bravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave."--Diane Levin, coauthor of "So Sexy, So Soon"

"Pornland" . . . will now be the starting point for serious discussions about how porn shapes and distorts social and sexual norms. Dines understands both the economics and cultural power of the pornography industry perhaps better than anyone ever has. Jackson Katz, author of "The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help"
[A] thoughtful analysis of pornography s infiltration into the American economy, its detrimental effects on the sexual and emotional health of women and men, and its ability to perpetuate both sexism and racism. Veronica Arellano, " Library Journal"
Dines brilliantly exposes porn s economics, pervasiveness, and impact with scholarship as impeccable as her tone is reasonable. This book will change your life. Ignore it at your peril. Robin Morgan
An eyes-wide-open look at the way the porn industry exploits and damages the gift of our sexuality to fuel itself. Wendy Maltz, coauthor of "The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography"
Bravo to Gail Dines! She exposes a huge problem of our time that few people are willing to confront. Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave. Diane Levin, coauthor of "So Sexy, So Soon""

About the Author

Gail Dinesis professor of sociology and women s studies at Wheelock College. The author of two previous books and a regular commentator on TV and radio, Dines has been covered in "Newsweek, Time, USA Today, "the "New York Times, Boston Globe, "and "Philadelphia Inquirer. "She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts."