Look specifically at slide 6/17 in the history of birth control.
Birth control was once considered sin by the general public. Through these articles we can contrast the social norm of abstinence only to free birth control. The controversial issue of premarital sex and birth control have lead to ongoing debates throughout the centuries. From the invention of the chastity belt in the 1700's to condoms and diaphragms in the 1900s to the potential of free birth control to those who have health care in 2013, birth control has been a hot topic! The norm has slowly been changing from abstinence to safe sex which is seen through the link above, "The History of Birth Control." This is also seen throughout high schools that have adopted a safe-sex health education apposed to teaching abstinence only.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QblhOliLzoA
The link included above gives a brief video news broadcast about the possibility of free birth control in the near future. Social norms change as the values of the populous change. Birth control is a prime example of how this is possible.
It's interesting to see how a society's opinions about a topic change over time. This really shows how norms depend on the people!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, abstinence-only education has not been the norm throughout the past forty years. It was an issue hotly contested in the 90s, leading to more abstinence-only education.
One minor note, you mean populace (meaning the collective group) not populous (meaning lots of) ;)