Emancipating Sexuality: Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition.

ABSTRACT: This article presents evidence for a rising emancipatory spirit, across generations and around the world, in a life domain in which religion hitherto blocked emancipatory gains: sexual freedoms. We propose an explanation of rising emancipative values that integrates several approaches into a single idea-the utility ladder of freedoms. Specifically, we suggest that objectively improving living conditions-from rising life expectancies to broader education-transform the nature of life from a source of threats into a source of opportunities. As life begins to hold more promise for increasing population segments, societies climb the utility ladder of freedoms: practicing and respecting universal freedoms becomes increasingly vital to take advantage of rising life opportunities. This tren

SUBMITTER: Alexander AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5080327 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature