Critique of "Smut, Erotic Reality/ Obscene Ideology" by Murray Davis and a philosophy of sex

In the book "Smut, Erotic Reality/ Obscene Ideology", by Murray Davis (1983), the author expresses the idea that the best source for studying human sexuality objectively is "soft core", rather than "hard core" pornography. (Davis p. xix). The purpose of this paper is to critique Davis's claim and to study what understanding of human sexuality someone might have if they used some other resource that is available today, in this case the Internet.         Davis argues that , "…showed first 75 words of 1705 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1705 total…a resource such as the Internet, one may be overwhelmed with information and marketing tactics may win the attention of information seekers and take away from the sites that actually offer factual information regarding human sexuality.         Therefore, I believe that an individual should use all resources available to them when studying any topic, especially a topic as complex as human sexuality. Reference                  Davis, S. Murray. (1983). Smut erotic reality obscene ideology. University of Chicago Press: Chicago.