Premarital sex
A 2014 Pew study on global morality found that premarital sex was considered particularly unacceptable in "Muslim Majority Countries", such as Malaysia, Jordan and Pakistan, each having over 90% disapproval, while people in Western European countries were the most accepting, with Spain, Germany, and France expressing less than 10% disapproval.
The term was used instead of fornication, which had negative connotations,[3] and was closely related to the concept and approval of virginity, which is sexual abstinence until marriage.
The meaning has since shifted to refer to any sexual relations a person has prior to marriage and removing the emphasis on the relationship of the people involved.
In a study conducted in the United States, 61 percent of men and 12 percent of women born prior to 1910 admitted to having premarital sex; this gender disparity may have been caused by cultural double standards regarding the admission of sexual activity, or by men frequenting prostitutes.
This has been attributed to numerous causes, including the increasing median age at marriage and the widespread availability of efficient contraceptives.
[3] According to a 2001 UNICEF survey, in 10 out of 12 developed nations with available data, more than two-thirds of young people have had sexual intercourse while still in their teens.
[11] Within the United States, a cohort study of young adults in university found that men self-report more permissive attitudes about casual sex than women.
"[15] A 2011 study that surveyed young adults about their emotional reactions after premarital sexual encounters found that men reported more positive and fewer negative emotional reactions, and both men and women reported that the experience was largely more positive than negative.
A study with college participants found that Asians had more conservative sexual attitudes compared to Hispanics and Euro-Americans.
Asian, Hispanic, and Euro-American women with high levels of spirituality were found to have a correlation between conservative sexual attitudes and perceived religiosity.
[24] People who have premarital sex are recommended by health professionals to take precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV/AIDS.
[5][27] The teenage pregnancy rates between countries must take into account the level of general sex education available and access to contraceptive options.
[32] One study published in 2013 indicated that Muslims and Hindus are less likely to report having premarital sex than Christians, Jews, and Buddhists.
[28] The study indicated that people in predominantly Islamic societies have the lowest report of engaging in premarital sex, 53% lower than Christians (primarily in Europe and North America).
[28] Buddhists, Jews, and individuals from other religious traditions are more likely to report premarital sex compared to Christians.
In other cultures, such as the Muria people of Madhya Pradesh, sexuality prior to marriage is accepted and at times expected.
[3] Individual views within a given society can vary greatly, with expectations ranging from total abstinence to frequent casual sex.
These views are dependent on the holders' value system, as formed by their parents, religion, friends, experiences, and in many cases the media.
4) discusses how technological progress in contraception led to a rise in premarital sex and less stigmatization by parents, churches, and governments.
Unmarried teenagers were often allowed to spend the night in bed together, though some measures such as bundling were sometimes attempted to prevent sexual intercourse.
Sexual interactions between people without plans to marry was considered unacceptable, with betrothal slightly lessening the stigma.
During the second half of the twentieth century, premarital sex has remained steady for men, but 60% more women lost their virginity prior to marriage during this same period.
[41] This has altered the traditional nuclear family, with half of all children living with a single parent at some point in their life.
[45] Government officials have stated that the new criminal code respects privacy and human rights, due to the law being codified and complaint based, which can only be filed by a spouse or parents or children.
"When these articles are regulated in the criminal code, there would definitely be no raids," deputy minister of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights said.
He explained that so far, there have been regulations in several regions based on which, officers of the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) have carried out raids at hotels and inns.
