Introduction

Though religious conservatives espousing patriarchal views have historically been on the forefront of anti-pornography efforts in the USA, the past few decades have witnessed an increasing secularization of the anti-pornography movement. This shift is characterized by greater rhetorical dependence on scientific studies, secular anti-pornography activist groups, and arguments surrounding the protection of women from exploitation or abuse.

Methods

Using both aggregated and disaggregated data from the 1988–2018 General Social Surveys, we estimate a series of binary logistic regression models in order to examine the potentially changing connection between espousing a more patriarchal ideology and support for anti-pornography legislation, net of relevant correlates.

Results

Among Americans in general, embracing a more patriarchal ideology is positively associated with support for anti-pornography legislation across all survey years. Moreover, interactions indicate that Americans who adhere to a more egalitarian ideology, and particularly women, show a decline in their support for anti-pornography legislation over time.

Conclusions

Despite the prominence of feminist anti-porn groups and arguments in past decades, findings contradict the idea that support for strict anti-pornography legislation among the general public has ever been discernibly driven by egalitarianism. Rather, it has been and remains robustly connected to patriarchal beliefs and values prescribing traditionalist gender roles.

Policy Implications

Findings elucidate the dominant underlying gender ideology present in both historic and contemporary attitudes toward sweeping anti-pornography legislation and demand scholars and policy-makers disentangle rhetoric (of protection) from reality (patriarchy).

中文翻译：

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保护还是父权制？1988–2018年性别意识形态和反色情立法支持

介绍

尽管历史上一直拥护父权制观点的宗教保守派一直在美国开展反色情活动，但在过去的几十年中，反色情运动的世俗化日益加剧。这种转变的特点是对科学研究，世俗的反色情活动家团体的言论越来越依赖，以及围绕保护妇女免受剥削或虐待的争论。

方法

我们使用1988-2018年综合社会调查的汇总和分类数据，估计了一系列二元Logistic回归模型，以检验拥护重男权思想与反色情法立法的支持之间的潜在变化联系（相关净值） 。

结果

在整个美国人中，接受更父权制的意识与在整个调查年中对反色情法立法的支持呈正相关。而且，互动表明，坚持更加平等的意识形态的美国人，尤其是女性，随着时间的推移，他们对反色情法立法的支持下降。

结论

尽管在过去的几十年中，女权主义的反色情团体和论点日益突出，但发现与这样的观点相矛盾：人们普遍认为，平等主义者对严格的反色情法立法的支持是由平等主义驱动的。相反，它已经并且仍然牢固地与规定传统性别角色的父权制信仰和价值观联系在一起。

政策含义

研究结果阐明了历史和当代对全面反色情立法的态度中存在的主要的性别意识形态，并要求学者和政策制定者将（保护）言论与现实（父权制）区分开。