Joannalyn A.

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Pre-marital Sex View in Different Cultures

Pre-marriage sex, characterized as willful sex between unmarried

people and currently, the concern about premarital sex around the world has

elevated perilously. These matters brought massive changes in the practice of

premarital partnership among minorities and unmarried adults. Different

cultures have a different perspectives and viewpoint regarding this manner.

Precisely, In particular, pre-marriage sex has turned into the new standard or

way of life in many social orders and societies. Even though, most cultures

perceived that the practice of non marital procreation was a potential risk over

against consequent marriage relationships and are presumably to fall on

disadvantageous psychological and corporeal effects (Finer, 2007). Some

viewpoint uphold that those individual who are having an active sexual

intercourse with their partner before getting marriage are further inclined to

disloyalty (Ogunsola, 2012). More frequently, others contend that having a

relationship without sex before marriage is the main practice that must do by

young adults in order to be safe at protected against to unwanted pregnancies

and maladies in relating to the issue. In addition, it also has a capability to

build up a healthy marriage relationships, assurance, and fulfillment in the

future. (Ogunsola, 2012). Cultural aspects was investigated by the cross-

cultural psychologist, as a result, it shows that it influence sexual characters

and behaviors. In spite of, a lot of the ongoing studies have not thoroughly

discussed even if sexual characters and behaviors are dependable beyond

cultures.(Christensen, 1960).

Chamie (2018) stated that despite the fact that the traditional aspects,

religious directions and the laws of certain nations keep on endorsing restraint

until marriage, the quick societal changes that have happened over all districts

amid the past 50 years have brought about the developing rate and

agreeableness of pre-marriage sex. Several years ago, a global survey

preside over an assessment involving 40 countries, comprises three-fourths

of the world’s population, found a minority, 46 percent, stating that having a

sexual intercourse with an intimate partner without the sacred permission

which called marriage was absolutely morally unacceptable. On the other

hand, a particular split in frames of mind concerning the qualification of pre-

marriage sex was seen among developed and flourishing countries. Hence,

the survey revealed that the developed countries encompasses only a few 10

percent of the population in France, German and Spain, said that engaging

with sexual activities shown before marriage is unacceptable. Furthermore, the

extent of those who said that the non marital procreation is morally

unacceptable in Japan, Russia and United States were sort of what 33%. As

opposed to the perspectives of the advanced countries, vast greater parts in

most flourishing nations said that sex between unmarried adult partners is

ethically unacceptable. Among those nations were probably the most

crowded, consisting China which gathered 58%, India with 67%, Indonesia
 with the highest percent which calculated as 97% , Nigeria with 77%, Pakistan

which got a 94% and specially Philippines gathering a 71% of the population.

The demeanors of most developed nations concerning pre-marriage sex in the

ongoing past were likely not disparate from the present perspectives on the

less developed nations. Currently, through the modernity of the societies and

countries, different traditional aspects and cultures was been exposed

worldwide, therefore, differences and such similarities of each countries could

influence and inclined by one to another. Furthermore, the different norms and

culture in the practice of pre marital sex affects each individual today,

especially the adolescence and young adults who are commonly involved with

this practice. Study shown that during the 21st century begins, increasingly two

thirds of the young people in the world had practice a premarital sex during

their youths. Along with this, over 80% of the people who are in Denmark,

Finland, Germany, Iceland, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United

States are engaging with an early non marital sex, especially the minorities.

Some reports demonstrated that various developing countries in Africa, Asia

and Latin America has also increased in relation to the proportion of the

premarital sex among partners before marriage and among young people

who are already engage with sex activities.

Overall, different people came on a different cultures and perspectives, we

are all different on how we perceived on our actions and especially on the issues

commonly happens in the society. In spite of our differences and cultures, we

should respect other but accept our traditional aspects and cultures more than
others. In the Philippines, we are raised as a conservative and religious people,

such that, we value a lot the sacrament of marriage and the virginity of each

Filipino women as precious more than a gold. Despite of the various changes

and influences of the different countries in our own land, we should not empower

a lot of different cultures in our nation rather empower our own in different

nations by depending what is morally right and wrong. However, if we always

look to the traditional aspects of what is totally right or wrong, we should not

absolutely prove that our actions are moral because we are all have different

norms and cultures that we’ve followed. By focusing in premarital sex, even by

Weighing the pros and cons of the particular issue in each individual, negative

effects would weigh a lot. Hence, abstaining sexual intercourse must be applied

by everyone not only by the sake of marriage, also by the sake of health, poverty

and abortion. Premarital sex was could possibly lead to a teenage pregnancy,

abortion, diseases such as AIDS and STDs, and unhealthy marriage or even

broken families. We should always act upon our responsibilities and for our

future, such that, we should chose the best for us. We should have patient and

wait for the right time for the things we are capable to act. Premarital sex view in

different cultures may differ from each other; but we should always act upon with

our responsibilities and consequences we could face after doing an action. We

should act not only by pleasure but also for the betterment of ourselves and by

one another.
 Definition of Terms

The following terms were defined functionally and conceptually for the further

understanding of the study:

Non- marital sex- sexual intercourse between people who are not married to

each other.

Sexual intercourse - sexual contact between individuals involving penetration,

especially the insertion of a man's erect penis into a woman's vagina, typically

culminating in orgasm and the ejaculation of semen.

Sacrament - A thing of mysterious and sacred significance; a religious symbol.

AIDS - a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity,

greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy.

STD- STDs are sexually transmitted diseases. This means they are most often --

but not exclusively -- spread by sexual intercourse.

Virginity- the state of being naive, innocent, or inexperienced in a particular

context.

Abortion - the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often

performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.

Poverty- the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount.

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