TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Methodological issues in defining aggression for content analyses of sexually explicit material JO - Archives of sexual behavior A1 - McKee, Alan SP - 81 EP - 87 VL - 44 IS - 1 N2 - There exists an important tradition of content analyses of aggression in sexually explicit material. The majority of these analyses use a definition of aggression that excludes consent. This article identifies three problems with this approach. First, it does not distinguish between aggression and some positive acts. Second, it excludes a key element of healthy sexuality. Third, it can lead to heteronormative definitions of healthy sexuality. It would be better to use a definition of aggression such as Baron and Richardson's (1994) in our content analyses, that includes a consideration of consent. A number of difficulties have been identified with attending to consent but this article offers solutions to each of these.

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