Name:________________________________
Sex For Sale
Before Class:
1.Do a Google or Bing search for “Porn”. How many sites came up? ____________________
There are over 300,000,000 people (men, women and children) in the United States.
Divide the population of the U.S. by the number of porn sites. There is one
pornography site for how many people in the U.S.? ______
Was this surprising? Why or why not?
2.What does the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution say?
(you can cut and paste)
What exceptions are there to the first amendment?
How would you relate these to pornography?
3 What is the difference between erotic art, erotic photos, and pornography?
Can a nude photo be artistic? Why or why not?
4. Look at the Catholic Spiritual Direction website on pornography, and The Positive
Effects of Pornography website.
Which site provided the better argument to support their position? Why?
What critical thinking questions might you ask about each website?
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In Class:
5. Listen to, “Is America ready to legalize prostitution?” and
look at the website “Should prostitution be legal?”
Would you suggest prostitution should be (1) criminalized, as it is now, (2)
decriminalized, meaning it is not the government’s business, or (3) legalized in
which it is licensed, controlled, and taxed? Why?
What could be the negative side effects of your choice?