"[5] The critical approach includes an enquiry into the types of theoretical tools suggested by different forms of analysis, and how the questions one asks influence the research that is produced.
[citation needed] A Danish study showed that the availability of pornography reduces the incidents of at least some sexual crimes.
"[3] Scholars of porn studies may encounter opposition from college and university administrators who are concerned about the consequences of exposing students to potentially obscene material in a typical course.
Such concerns include the age of consent of the students viewing the material, and potential legal ramifications.
[1] Critics of violence in hardcore pornography have also raised objections to the discipline as a whole for its alleged role in perpetuating the damaging effects of porn.