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Group given 80K to study pornography

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

An Auckland university research group has been given 80K to study pornography. The study will look at the relationship between pornographic movies and people’s real lives, examine our views on it, how it reflects and impacts society, and will include studies on young men and women, an art exhibition, an interactive website and a public symposium.

Writing about the project in the The University of Auckland News, Associate Professor of Psychology Nicola Gavey said after years of researching the ”cultural norms underpinning rape” and with an ongoing interest in sexual violence prevention ”it has become clear to me that we collectively need to think a lot more carefully about the issue of pornography”.

The project is one of 88 nationwide to receive a slice of $53.8 million handed out in Marsden Fund Grants last month. The fund is regarded as a ”hallmark of excellence” which allows New Zealand’s top researchers to explore their ideas.

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Auckland Now
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