Entry:

Jelen, Ted G., "Fundamentalism, Feminism, and Attitudes Toward Pornography," Review of Religious Research, 28 (December, 1986), 97-103.


Abstract:

Feminists oppose pornography for its alleged exploitative effects on women, while fundamentalists oppose pornography in the belief that it leads to the breakdown of morals.

GSS Years:

1982, 1983

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

OTHER

OTHER PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS

FEHOME

WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY

FEWORK

SHOULD WOMEN WORK

FEPRES

VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT

FEPOL

WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

ABPOOR

LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN

ABSINGLE

NOT MARRIED

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

ABDEFECT

STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT

ABRAPE

PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE

ABHLTH

WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED

ERA

DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE ERA?

PORNLAW

FEELINGS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY LAWS

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

PRESTIGE

RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

SRCBELT

SRC BELTCODE

PORNMORL

MATERIALS LEAD TO BREAKDOWN IN MORALS

PORNRAPE

MATERIALS LEAD TO RAPE

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

LIBRAC

ALLOW RACISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

LIBMIL

ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY