'Social Costs of Pornography' Press Conference

WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following event advisory was issued by The Witherspoon Institute:

WHAT: "Social Costs of Pornography" Press Conference

WHY: Pornography has a negative effect on individuals and society - there is, in other words, a social cost of pornography. A growing body of research indicates that for some users, pornography:

• Is psychologically addictive
• Negatively affects the quality of interpersonal relationships
• Negatively affects sexual health and performance
• Negatively affects productivity

WHERE: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington D.C.

WHEN: March 16th, 9:15 AM

WHO:

• Mary Anne Layden, Director of the Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program, Center for Cognitive Therapy, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
• James Stoner, Professor of Political Science, Louisiana State University
• Mary Eberstadt, Research Fellow, The Hoover Institution
• W. Bradford Wilcox, Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia
• Emmett McGroarty, Director, Preserve Innocence Project, American Principles Project

The additional 50 signatories of "The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations" which will be released on March 16, believe a multifaceted approach is required to reduce the social harms of current levels of pornography consumption.  Those recommendations will be shared at the press conference.  

Learn more at our press conference or at the Witherspoon Institute website here: http://tinyurl.com/socialcosts.

About The Witherspoon Institute:  The Witherspoon Institute is an independent research center that works to enhance public understanding of the moral foundations of free and democratic societies. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, the Institute promotes the application of fundamental principles of republican government and ordered liberty to contemporary problems. In light of this purpose, the Institute has a special interest in higher education and the formation of the next generation of scholars. Our website: http://www.winst.org/

SOURCE The Witherspoon Institute