Problem
Sexual immorality
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Sexual licenceIndividualistic standards of sexual behaviour
Collapse of standards of sexual conduct
Nature:
Sexual immorality implies behaviour contrary to the accepted moral code, which may differ according to the society and the group of people concerned. Sexual immorality may therefore include any sexual deviation as well as 'deviant' marriage patterns and violence. It also includes prostitution.Sexual promiscuity may lead to children borne of two unmarried persons who are unable or unwilling to take care of them. That means that the community may be burdened with their care and may result in psychological traumas for the children, which could lead to deviant behaviour, thus further burdening the community. It also leads to (or is the result of) a diminished feeling of self-worth; and is said to be the main cause of the present dramatic increase in sexually-transmitted diseases.
Society at large has failed to define and support standards of sexual behaviour giving rise to varied and limited sexual codes. The viability and social benefit of any lasting images of sexuality have become impossible to determine. In any case, the biological and social needs of the whole of humanity is rarely, if ever, considered.
Broader Problems:
ImmoralityUnethical personal relationshipsPermissiveness Narrower Problems:
BigamyAdulteryPolygamyPolyandryPromiscuityPornographyCohabitationGroup marriageParaphilia Moral offences in heterosexual pairingDouble standards of sexual morality Related Problems:
IncestTherapeutic sex surrogacyInadequacy of international standards Aggravates:
DebaucheryUnsafe sexSexual harassmentSexual exploitationIllegitimate childrenSexually transmitted diseasesDeception between sexual partnersAbuse of tourism for sexual purposes Strategies:
Exhausting moral resourcesDelineating social sexual frameworkEncouraging sexual promiscuityUpholding standards of sexual conductStamping out sexual immorality Subject(s):
Society → Sex-related questionsResearch, Standards → Standards
Research, Standards → Certification
Psychology → Behaviour
Individuation → Individuation
Innovative change → Change
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
21.02.1997 – 00:00 CET