A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF PORNOGRAPHY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON YOUTHS

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the  influence of pornography on youth using University of Lagos, Lagos State as case study. Specifically, the study determine extent of exposure youths are exposed to pornographic films. The study also find out the perception of youths are towards pornographic films. The study further determine if and to what extent, pornographic films have any affect the lifestyle of youths. Lastly, the study find out why youths watch pornographic films. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 110 responses were validated from the survey. From the responses obtained and analyzed, the findings revealed that the extent at which youths exposed to pornographic films is very high, the perception of youths towards pornographic films is that Youth tends to see nothing wrong with pornographic films, Youth have a high interest in pornographic films, etc, the extent at which youths are affected by being exposed to pornographic films is very high, the factors responsible for the viewing of pornographic films is that: Ideas about how people should look and behave during sex, the types of sex that a person should enjoy, and similar norms may draw some people to pornography, a person might use pornography to escape psychological distress, etc. The study therefore recommend that there should be reorientation and reactivation of the National Film Censors Board which is assigned with the responsibility of censoring films that are brought into the country to enable it monitor quality of films brought into the country.