This is a book that is long, long, long overdue.For far too long, antiporn activists -- whether traditional fundamentalist Christians or "feminists" -- have captured and dominated the sociological debate about adult explicit sexual media...or, what we so brusquely brand "pornography". Dr. Chauntelle Tiballs' book, "Exposure: A Sociologist Explores Sex, Society, and Adult Entertainment", may be only one step in correcting the record, but it is an important and excellent stepping stone in readjusting the debate about porn and its impact on society.Dr. Tibbals uses her signature combination of humor, astonishment, a bit of occasional rage, and mostly her laser-sharp vision of research, to debunk and decipher all the usual saws and just-so stories about the production and social impacts of porn. Her willingness to engage in research without the usual predetermined assumptions force-fed and regurgitated by the usual activists allows this book to be so enlightening in its revelations about the performers, the producers, and even the consumers of adult entertainment.Whatever your position may be on porn's role in culture, Dr. Tibbals' book deserves a high priority position on your reading list.
