pornography and sexual deviance: a report of the legal and behavioral institute, beverly hills, california

Does pornography represent ＂a clear and present danger’ to our society? This issue is being debated in the courts with increasing frequency, and is intimately tied to the broader issue of censorship and the voiding of first amendment protection which it implies. This volume deals both with the psychological effects of exposure to erotica and with the legal implications of censorship of pornography. This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

Michael J. Goldstein was Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Biobehavioral Sciences, Emeritus, at the University of California, Los Angeles. At the time of original publication, Harold S. Kant was a lawyer and Vice President of the Legal Behavioral Institute in Beverly Hills.