Mark Limmer, who is carrying out the research at Lancaster University, said: "Pornography is getting more accessible through the internet and on phones. It is also becoming more explicit.
"I have been talking to young men about what they think and it seems pornography is reinforcing and validating views, such as young women always being available for sex and it being just a physical activity rather than something done in a relationship. It also gives young people high expectations they are never going to fulfil."
Limmer would like to see schools and youth services acknowledging that the majority of young people have access to pornography and it is something they need to talk about.
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