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Internet-Mediated Sexual Practices

2009
As I have previously noted, internet-mediated sexual practices can be taken to be an important aspect of technosexuality. This chapter provides a critical overview of research concerning internet-mediated partnering, or as I will refer to it for ease, e-dating. E-dating can be defined as using the internet to secure offline meetings. My focus here will
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Women, the Internet, and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Journal of Women's Health, 2004
To assess the relationship between Internet use and sexual risk behavior among women.A cross-sectional survey, with 64 items, seeking sex partners online was posted on the Internet. Respondents were targeted through e-mail list serves and bulletin board postings.
Mary, McFarlane, Rachel, Kachur, Sheana, Bull, Cornelis, Rietmeijer   +3 more
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Youth, Sexuality and the Internet

2011
Prior research on the use of the internet for sexual purposes has primarily focused on its negative and problematic aspects, such as compulsivity and addiction. Thus, little is known about any possible benefits. The purpose of the current chapter is to focus on how young people aged 12-24 use the internet as a source of knowledge about sexuality.
Kristian Daneback, Cecilia Löfberg
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Sexualized Images of Children on the Internet

Sexual Abuse, 2011
Despite an increase in research on child abuse images and sex offender risk, we still lack specific data about the characteristics of the children found within these images. Such data would assist us with understanding the exploitation of children through abusive images and the choice of images by offenders.
Ethel, Quayle, Terry, Jones
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Sexual Strategies Theory and Internet Personal Advertisements

CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2006
Sexual Strategies Theory supposes that certain characteristics--namely, physical attractiveness in women and dominance and the ability to provide material resources in men--are highly desirable to potential mates because they are evolutionarily advantageous.
Bryan Leighton, Dawson, William D, McIntosh   +1 more
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Sexual Harassment on the Internet

Social Science Computer Review, 2005
Sexual harassment offline is a well-known, highly prevalent, extensively investigated, and intensively treated social problem. An accepted model classifies sexual harassment behaviors into the categories of gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion.
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Sexuality on the Internet: Sexual Exploration, Cybersex, and Pornography

2010
Sexuality as a developmental issue is present throughout the life cycle, but becomes especially salient during adolescence. Adolescents have to adjust to their developing sexuality, in particular their increased sexual drive and interest in sex and have the task of constructing their sexual selves.
Kaveri Subrahmanyam, David Šmahel
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Sexuality and the Internet

The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society, 2006
Andreas G. Philaretou, Ahmed Y. Mahfouz
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Internet sexual offending

2010
Max Taylor, Ethel Quayle
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Sexuality And The Internet

Science as Culture, 2002
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