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Internet Sexuality

Internet Sexuality

Nicola M. Döring
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781466603158|ISBN10: 1466603151|EISBN13: 9781466603165
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch067
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Döring, Nicola M. "Internet Sexuality." Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior, edited by Zheng Yan, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 807-827. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch067

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Döring, N. M. (2012). Internet Sexuality. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior (pp. 807-827). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch067

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Döring, Nicola M. "Internet Sexuality." In Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior, edited by Zheng Yan, 807-827. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch067

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Abstract

“Internet sexuality” is an umbrella term that refers to all sex-related content and activities observable on the internet. Six main categories of internet sexuality can be identified: (1) sexually explicit material (erotica and pornography), (2) sex education, (3) sexual contacts, (4) sexual subcultures, (5) sex shops, and (6) sex work. While online pornography is the most investigated and most controversial form of internet sexuality, online sex education is the most widely sought out type of sex-related content. All six areas of internet sexuality are associated with both opportunities and challenges for the sexual health of different groups of internet users.

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