|
|
Article: Guilt and regret despite sexual revolution. (many young people not happy about premarital sex)
- Article from:
- Nutrition Health Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 1990
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1990 Vegetus Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Guilt and Regret Despite Sexual Revolution
Despite the general exhuberance about freedom of sexual experience as depicted in literature, theater and television, many young people are not happy about premarital sex.
American sexual norms are far more conservative than permissive, according to a study published in a wide ranging report Sex and Morality in the U.S. (Wesleyan University Press).
The survey, conducted under the auspices of the Kinsey Institute, explore the attitudes toward sexual permissiveness. About 40% of those who had premarital experience expressed some regret about it, while about 8% of the inexperienced regretted that they did ...