SEXUAL SUBJECTIVITY OF WOMEN AND THE REPRESENTATION OF BODY: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF PORNOGRAPHY IN SOCIAL MEDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA

Abstract

The ease of access, low cost, and anonymity of pornography on social media make it a part of our popular culture. People and organizations in India opposed to the easy access to and availability of pornography typically claim that doing so undermines social order and increases the risk of rape, sexual assault, and other sex-related crimes. The opposing view asserts that erotica is an expression of pleasurable dreams and that, by freeing women from the constraints of societal propriety and anti-sexual laws, it empowers women. Social scientists are becoming increasingly interested in pornography. This study is based on content analysis of social research and examines the numerous theoretical and conceptual facets of the pornographic topics, concepts, and genres that are discussed in academic discussions, particularly in sociology. The sexual subjectivity of women in pornography to represent their body have been analysed from sociological perspectives. The role of social media in exposing pornographic materials is also been analysed. Many other factors, namely, pornographic addiction, cyberporn culture, and social distress, are the pivotal areas of arguments that have been analysed in this paper. However, this study offers a basic framework for identifying the distinctive traits of pornographic consumption as well as the materials associated with rising problematic use. In a digital society, banning pornography from social media is not the answer. A covert policy on pornography may be desperately needed to preserve the interests and personal preferences of the common mass in addition to the interests of the government.