sexual abstinence or non-promiscuous lifestyles before marriage. There is an opposing trend in reaction, that views such changes as a socially destructive force, and is opposed to them. It is often, though not exclusively, associated with people who have religious feelings, and is prevalent in much of Christianity in America, as well as Islam in the Middle East and Asia, and other devout religious groups such as Haredi Jews in Israel. In such countries there is often strong criticism of non-traditional sexualities and sexual liberation. Some social unrest in both Eastern and Western cultures is due to this conflict between these two trends, and views upon acceptability and control of social and sexual norms. See also Catholic teachings on sexual morality Religion and sexuality Reproductive rights Same-sex marriage Sex and the law Sex-positive feminism Sex-positive movement References External links Sexual Freedom Why It Is Feared Lil Wayne and Baby Sitting in a Tree Factors of Sexual Freedom among Hunter-Gatherers in Cross-Cultural Perspective Sexuality and society History of human sexuality Sociological terminology