1. The Consequences of
the Sexual Revolution
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2. The Sexual
Revolution
 Abandoned
traditional
sexual
constraints
 Contributed to
grave health and
social problems
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3. 1950s Sexually
Transmitted Diseases
 Syphilis
 Gonorrhea
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4. 1990s Sexually
Transmitted Diseases
 Molluscum
 Salmonellosis Genital Herpes
Contagiosum
 Syphilis Hepatitis A & B

 Chlamydia
 Shigellosis
 Human
Papilloma  Lymphogranuloma
 Chancroid
Virus
Venereum
 Amebiasis
 Ureaplasmal Human
 Gonorrhea
Immunodeficiency
Infections
Virus
 Giardiasis
 Granuloma
 Cytomegalovirus
Inguinale
 Campylobacter
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5. Soaring Increase in HIV
Infection Worldwide
HIV
Infectio
ns
Worldwi
de
45
Million
Estimat
ed
Millions 1980
2000
Source: World Health Organization
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6. HIV Transmission —
Mainly Through Sex
Primary  Sex with infected
partner
Secondary
 Sharing drug needles
 Receiving contaminated
blood
 Birth to infected mother
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7. Stages of HIV
Infection
No
Symptoms Symptoms AIDS
HIV infected
Death
After 5 years
After 10 years
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8. Personal & Social
Problems Linked to Sex
Outside Marriage
Psychologic
al Harm
Social
Problems
Sex Outside
Marriage
Present even if diseases and pregnancy
prevented
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9. Adolescents
Developmentally
Unprepared for Sex
Unable to connect sex with
love
Jean Piaget
Unable to think in terms of
the future
Lawrence Kohlberg
Sex before the heart is
developed leads to problems
with intimacy later
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10. Psychological Harm
from Premarital Sex
 Heartbreak &
regret
 Guilt & shame
 Stunted
development
 Fear of
commitment
Source: Thomas Lickona,
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11. Psychological Harm
from Premarital Sex
 Corruption of
character
 Rage
 Depression &
suicide
Source: Thomas Lickona,
American Educator,
The Neglected Heart, 1994IEF
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12. Culture of Uncommitted
Sex
Children’s innocence lost
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13. Behavioral Risks of
Sexually Active Girls
Risks of non-virginal girls versus virgins, age
50
12-16 years
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Virgin
Non-Virgin
Attempted
Suicide
Leaving
School
Arrested by Marijuana
Police
Use
Source: Pediatrics, Feb 1991
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14. Culture of Uncommitted
Sex
Female more
vulnerable
 Pressured to
consent
 Body focus
 No support for
modesty
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15. Future Marital
Problems
from Premarital Sex
 Comparisons
to
past partners
 Infidelity
 STDs
 Tendency
towards
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16. Social Problems Linked to
Sex Outside Marriage
 Pornography
 Prostitution
 Rape
 Children born
out of wedlock
 Domestic
violence
 Family
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17. Limitation of
Traditional Marriage
 Sexual ignorance
 Double standard
 Marriages
tolerated
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18. Philosophical
Underpinnings
of the Sexual Revolution
Freud —
 Sex drive as
strongest motive
 Sexual repression as
source of mental
illness
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
founder of psychoanalysis
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19. Philosophical
Underpinnings
of the Sexual Revolution
Kinsey —
 Need for frequent
sexual outlets
 Moral neutrality
regarding sex
 Illicit sex
widespread
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
- Sex Researcher
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20. Kinsey Report —
Biased
 30% of the sample were
prisoners and
prostitutes
 Statistics
misinterpreted
 Did illegal research on
the
sexuality of children
Source: Judith A. Reisman, Ph.D,
Soft Porn Plays Hardball,1991
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21. Philosophical
Underpinnings
of the Sexual
Revolution
Hefner —
 Recreational sex,
pornography and
masturbation glamorized
 Morality as mutual
consent
 Marriage and parenthood
restrict freedom
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Hugh Hefner (1926-), Founder of Playboy

22. Casual Sex
Celebrated by
Rock ‘N’ Roll
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23. Sexually Permissive Ideas
Go Mainstream
 Sexual desire is
uncontrollable
 Sexual restraint
is unhealthy
 Sex outside
marriage
is normal
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24. Culture of
Uncommitted Sex
Encourages
immature
tendency toward
predatory sex
 Males and
females
use each other
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