Sex and Sensibility: Reflections on Forbidden Mirrors and the Will to Censor

Marcia PallySex & Sensibility: Reflections on Forbidden Mirrors and the Will to Censor

Finalist for the Mencken Award of the Free Press Association. Nominated for the American Association of Gender and Genital Medicine and Science Biennial Award and for the Medal of Liberty Award of the ACLU.

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This book looks into the psychological, sociological, and criminological literatures on the effects of language and imagery on conduct in the US and cross-culturally. This research is used to assess the proposition that censorship reduces anti-social and violent behavior.