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James Macon Simonson
INTS 3300
L1-D1 Preventing Cyber Child Pornography
Professor Gibbs
When addressing the issue of cyber child pornography I almost cringe when I think of
how something so morally wrong could be popular or sought after by individuals and certain
“circles” around the world. I know it is closed minded not to be realistic about the issue but it is
certainly a disturbing and prevalent problem today with the internet access that people have.
I have a large interest in Psychology, Sociology, Exercise and Sports Science, Marketing,
Hospitality Management and History. Like others, there are more disciplines I enjoy as well but
these really highlight my interests. I listed Psychology first because I like to think I know, or at
least understand why people act or say the things they do and think. I grew up learning from a
father who attained a degree in Psychology and worked as a Police Officer for twenty-two years
in central Texas. He currently teaches anger management and misdemeanor theft classes in the
same county. He always took the time to sit down with me and analyze the situation I was
struggling to understand. I also think that I learned a great deal about Sociology through his help
and through my own trials and tribulations. My experience and interests encompass the
remaining disciplines I’ve listed. I firmly believe that Psychology, Sociology, Marketing and
History could all provide help in understanding and analyzing ways to solve the problem with
cyber child pornography. I think each of these disciplines provide far different methods of study
for the topic. I also think solving the issue is a ridiculously difficult task but understanding it is
feasible.
My areas of concentration within my degree plan are History, Sociology and Restaurant,
Hotel and Institutional Management. I haven’t taken a theory class in college yet, but I do think
that a few of my Sociology classes have helped me create my own theories based off the
information provided for study. I also haven’t taken a class in research methods outside of core
English courses that stressed research and documentation for a short period during the semester.
Through a Sociological perspective we can study the issue at hand in a variety of ways. For
example, in a previous class I took from Dr. Betty Stout on Travel and Tourism we learned that
Cambodia has an abnormally high rate of sex trafficking that particularly emphasizes the part
that children play in that. I know this isn’t cyber child porn but it falls into the same realm of
immorality and similarity. I also think that observing this situation through a historical
perspective we can remember that certain revered historical figures like Michaelangelo was said
to prefer the company of young boys. This took place before cyber anything was available. If
true, why was that okay? A hospitality aspect requires people in the industry to be on the lookout
for possible situations that just don’t look right. A hotel employee/ manager should be able to
identify red flags if there is a possible scenario such as child trafficking taking place in their
work establishment.