Sexual ethics 2

Question 1

what is Peter Vardy’s book

Answer 1

the puzzle of sex

Question 2

what does Peter Vardy’s book identify and point to

Answer 2

the link between sex and reproduction has been broken
and key areas of concern in modern attitudes to sex

points to inconsistencies in our thinking

Question 3

what is Peter Vardy concerned with and why

Answer 3

liberal attitudes to sex

because any act has become acceptable within the boundaries of consent

Question 4

what does Peter Vardy argue sex has become

Answer 4

a commodity legitimised by science and encouraged by mass media

Question 5

what is now the first purpose of sex rather than what (Peter Vardy)

Answer 5

enjoyment rather than a divine union

Question 6

what status of sex has been lost (Peter Vardy)

Answer 6

an act of love, even a sacred act for some

Question 7

what does Peter Vardy make a link between

Answer 7

liberal, tolerant attitudes to sex, including porn and internet sex
and the declining rate in marriage and increase in divorce

Question 8

what does Peter Vardy say sex ed in schools is too often

Answer 8

‘divorced from any wider moral or physical considerations’

Question 9

the availability of what has meant what has been lost (vardy)

Answer 9

contraception, especially the pill

the primary purpose of sex, reproduction

Question 10

women are now in control of what meaning what (vardy)

Answer 10

their fertility and sexuality

impacted fertility rates and motherhood is delayed

Question 11

there has been an increased rate of what which may compromise and demand what (vardy)

Answer 11

STDs

fertility and demands artificial fertility treatments

Question 12

at what age is sex considered morally wrong in the UK

Answer 12

16

Question 13

outside the UK what are the views on sex

Answer 13

varies between 13 and 18, in some countries, a girl can get married as soon as puberty (10)

Question 14

views on adultery across the nations

Answer 14

morally wrong in the western world, a crime in some nations along with homosexuality and pre-marital sex

Question 15

what is difficult to determine

Answer 15

what is moral or not in relation to sex

Question 16

What makes vardy a conservative philosopher

Answer 16

the emphasis he places on the original purpose of sex, procreation and an expression of love which is an old fashioned Christian view

Question 17

what do conservative people normally want to do, and vardy

Answer 17

maintain original meanings in history and prefers to slow down progress

Question 18

what does vardy’s approach not tie into

Answer 18

modern views of sex and critiques it

Question 19

what is Jack Dominian’s book called

Answer 19

‘Passionate and compassionate love’

Question 20

what does Jack Dominian book call for

Answer 20

a new description of sex
where it is seen as a personal expression that communicates recognition, appreciation, confirms sexual identity
brings reconciliation and healing
celebrates life
is a profound way of taking for a loving partnership

Question 21

what did Jack Dominian used to work for for a long time and why did he stop

Answer 21

the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council

Catholic sex teachings were too absolute and legalistic

Question 22

what is marriage considered as and does this not prevent

Answer 22

a sacred bond which can’t be broken

loveless marriages and marital breakdown

Question 23

what could work together to offer support to married couples

Answer 23

religion and psychiatry

Question 24

what dies marriage reflect

Answer 24

God’s love

Question 25

what should partners find in marriage (Jack Dominian)

Answer 25

love, understanding, kinship, forgiveness and the best place to raise children

Question 26

what does a church have a duty to do (Jack Dominian)

Answer 26

to prepare couples for marriage, pre-marital counselling as well as offering marriage counselling

Question 27

what was the problem with RCC’s take on marriage

Answer 27

too hierarchal and similar to the relationship between parent and child

Question 28

what does Jack Dominian question RCC’s teachings on

Answer 28

a range of ethical issues, like pre-marital sex, contraception, homosexuality and masterbation

Question 29

what are humans rational enough to do (Jack Dominian)

Answer 29

the most moral thing according to their individual circumstance

Question 30

it is possible to be Roman Catholic and also accept what because what matters

Answer 30

contraception and homosexuality

what matters is a loving and nurturing environment

Question 31

Jack Dominian thinks same sex couples should what

Answer 31

same sex couples and marriages should receive support of the church despite bible

Question 32

What does Jack Dominian not see as the sole purpose of sex

Answer 32

reproduction

Question 33

what does he see sexual pleasure as and what makes it moral (Jack Dominian)

Answer 33

gift from god

moral if it takes place in a loving relationship

Question 34

what is Jack Dominian in line with

Answer 34

liberal protestant and secular approaches

Question 35

what is Jack Dominian against

Answer 35

RCC and NML

Question 36

how is sexual ethics useful

Answer 36

its good to see where our contemporary ideas have evolved from and how much views have changed as a society

Question 37

how is sexual ethics not useful

Answer 37

some are hateful against homosexuals and women and shameful, which could be upsetting

Question 38

how is contemporary views better in sexual ethics

Answer 38

they are more accepting and empowering for women as they give women more control over their body

Question 39

how is contemporary not better

Answer 39

original purpose of sex is not clear and it strays from God’s teachings

Question 40

what approach would utilitarianism take to sexual ethics

and strength + weakness

Answer 40

would support whatever promotes the most happiness

more accepting, could be more personal and more universal and secular

could upset those in the minority

Question 41

what approach would natural moral law take to sexual ethics

and strength + weakness

Answer 41

would believe sex is for procreation, against homosexuals and contraception etc

sticks to original values and fits in with religious teachings

not inclusive, outdated religious approach, doesn’t keep up with modern sexual principles

Question 42

what approach would situation ethics take to sexual ethics

and strength + weakness

Answer 42

would do whatever is most loving

inclusive, welcomes homosexuality and contraception and solutions to childlessness

situational to each person, no agreed rules, everyone has different ideas of what is most loving, doesn’t correspond with law