There is currently intense debate about pornography, especially in light of its normalization in pop culture. However, there is still a lack of a societal theoretical understanding of the phenomenon of contemporary hardcore pornography. Instead of continuing fruitless moral discussions, Sven Lewandowski poses the question of the modern society's relationship with its pornography in a new way. From sociological, psychoanalytic, and systems-theoretical perspectives, he demonstrates that pornography thrives on latent meanings and both reflects and drives the transformation of sexuality.