Are we in the age of singledom? | Asexual activist Yasmin Benoit, Edward Davies,Aline Laurent-Mayard
113Asexual activist Yasmin Benoit, Edward Davies from the Centre of Social Justice and journalist Aline Laurent-Mayard discuss the rise of singledom in contemporary society and what, if any, are the implications.
Should we be concerned? Or is the emphasis on romantic relationships as premise misplaced?
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We assume that one of the primary aims in life is to find a lifelong partner. A story embedded in our novels, films and culture. But a fundamental and largely unrecognised change is taking place. The number of singles has risen sevenfold in the last fifty years and now accounts for more than 40% of the population with a majority of those choosing to be single. Some argue this is a dangerous trend that is influencing the global fall in birth rate and potentially threatens society as a whole. They argue the ubiquity of sex toys, used in the US and UK by 70% of women, and pornography, used by 90% of men, have made sex with a partner less important.
Should we act to contain the growth in the numbers choosing to be single? Do we need to encourage long-term partnership by making sex less available without a partner? Or is this demographic shift to be wholeheartedly welcomed as a sign of improving personal lives, and a limiting of excessive population growth?
#relationships #single #modernsociety
Güneş Taylor hosts a debate on the changing face of relationships, the increasing number of singles in our society and whether marriage has become obsolete. She is joined by Yasmin Benoit, an asexual activist, model and writer, Edward Davies, the Policy Director of the Centre of Social Justice, and Aline Laurent-Mayard, a journalist, author and podcast host.
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00:00 Introduction
00:10 The rise of singledom in modern society
02:29 Yasmin Benoit: We should be free to choose
03:34 Edward Davies: Marriage and relationships are still important
07:04 Aline Laurent-Mayard: We do not need romantic partners
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