Marriage and Sexuality

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This paper evaluates a statement made by Andrew Greeley "that some believe that our society has become increasingly permissive and saturated with sexuality". The author notes that such statements are based on increasing depictions of sex and sexuality in the media, the reason for an increasing divorce rate and higher rates of teenage pregnancy. The paper discusses the belief that society is becoming a more secular and less religious .

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"Andrew Greeley wrote some years ago "that some believe that our society has become increasingly permissive and saturated with sexuality." Such plaints are based on increasing depictions of sex and sexuality in the media for the most part, as well as on views of the reason for an increasing divorce rate, higher rates of teenage pregnancy, and the belief that this is becoming a more secular and less religious society. The relationship between religion and sexuality has always been complex, and while religion in many regions began with fertility cults that associated sexuality and fecundity with the growth of crops beneficial to the community, over time fears developed about the disruptive effects of sexuality, with the potential for reducing social controls and with issues raised about female behavior in particular in societies that saw women as chattel."

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