... use. Women do not seem to feel discouraged from using computers as tools to complete tasks. Tools such as word processing software are less sex stereotyped than say computer games, and are commonly used by women. Software tools are perceived to be more relevant to other, non-computer related ... on-line. As research and communication tools through e-mail, newsgroups, and the World Wide Web have increased in popularity and efficiency, women have overcome sex stereotypes and social stigmas about computer use and begun to become active on the Internet. Once surmounting their own personal ob...

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... facilitate the formation of regular "physical contact- (Haider-Yassine, 2002, p. 2651) between the people involved in it. And in a world where sex is often considered essential in a healthy relationship, it ends up hampering the impact of forming online relationship. But this has less to do with disinhibition ... people to "focus on the emotional aspects of sexuality instead of the physical."" They allow the "inexperienced to practice flirtation and experiment with different sex roles and personas- (Baker, 2002, p.263). But then again online relationships can foster "superficial erotic co...

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... is generally accepted that pornography has psychological effects on the behavior of people. Last year, a University of Michigan student was arrested by the FBI for posting a story to the newsgroup, sex stories describing an "encounter" with a female student, which he named. His story was a "violent narrative of rape and torture" and he later e-mailed his friend that "just thinking about it his ... Internet traffic. Less than one percent (Lloyd). Getting pornography is quite effortless. Basically the only thing one needs to do is select any of the search engines and simply type: sex. Thi...

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