Darthrevan Supercharged January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 Singapore remains a largely conservative society in which pre-marital sex and having a child out of wedlock are still frowned upon. That was the finding of a survey on social morality by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), released on Tuesday. The questions were asked as part of a wider survey of more than 4,000 Singaporeans on race, language and religion. Some 80 per cent of respondents said extra-marital affairs are always or almost always wrong, and 72.5 per cent held that view on getting pregnant before marriage. More than half, or 56.4 per cent of respondents, felt that sex should come after marriage. The survey’s principal investigator, Dr Mathew Mathews, an Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) senior research fellow, said: “Overall, as you can see, Singaporeans are fairly conservative in their outlook to such issues.” The survey asked respondents to indicate how they feel on a range of social issues by choosing whether it is “not wrong most of the time or not wrong at all”, “only wrong sometimes” or “always wrong or almost always wrong”. There was wider acceptance for living with a partner before marriage. Some 33.3 per cent said that it was not wrong most of the time, compared to 44.4 per cent who said it was always wrong. While 22.5 per cent of respondents said that divorce is acceptable, compared to 43.1 per cent who said its always wrong. The survey also asked about attitudes towards homosexual relations. When it came to sexual relations between two adults of the same sex, 78.2 per cent of respondents said it was wrong. And 72.9 per cent did not agree with gay marriage. However, fewer disagreed with gay couples adopting a child, with 61 per cent saying it was wrong or almost always wrong. On gambling, 69.2 per cent of respondents said they are against it. Said Dr Mathews: “Those who claimed to have no religion, Buddhists and Taoists were more liberal than those who are Christian and Muslims. Differences were marginal in some areas with high consensus, such as homosexual relations and sexual affairs, but more pronounced for other areas.” Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/singaporeans-still-largely-conservative-ips-survey-finds-20140128 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 I am open to lesbians who have bi-sexual tendency.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedbs Turbocharged January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 "56.4 per cent of respondents, felt that sex should come after marriage." Yeah right, I don't believe the above. Often, what they feel is always different from what they really did. I think "moral bias" is at play when people try to take such morally sensitive questions. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVT Supercharged January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 Singapore remains a largely conservative society in which pre-marital sex and having a child out of wedlock are still frowned upon. Sometimes just can't control it.....the temptation is tooooo strong. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Supercharged January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 Sometimes just can't control it.....the temptation is tooooo strong. :D Speaking from experience? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mllcg 3rd Gear January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 whats new. lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrocarbon Turbocharged January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 "56.4 per cent of respondents, felt that sex should come after marriage." Yeah right, I don't believe the above. Often, what they feel is always different from what they really did. I think "moral bias" is at play when people try to take such morally sensitive questions. They polled only 70+ YO grannies? Or just nuns and monks? IPS.. More like Institute of Perpetuating Stereotypes. or Institute of Perpetuating Stupid (Sh*t).. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitanic 6th Gear January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 100% say porn is OK. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 Sometimes just can't control it.....the temptation is tooooo strong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Bear Turbocharged January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 Ok. What's the catch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged January 28, 2014 Share January 28, 2014 They polled only 70+ YO grannies? Or just nuns and monks? IPS.. More like Institute of Perpetuating Stereotypes. or Institute of Perpetuating Stupid (Sh*t).. IPS - part of propaganda machinery? Intentional Propaganda Service Sometimes just can't control it.....the temptation is tooooo strong. Temptation, or habit / hobby? Sometimes just can't control it.....the temptation is tooooo strong. Temptation, or habit / hobby? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerwoods Turbocharged January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 "56.4 per cent of respondents, felt that sex should come after marriage." Yeah right, I don't believe the above. Often, what they feel is always different from what they really did. I think "moral bias" is at play when people try to take such morally sensitive questions. I think this % shows a degrading morality in our society. It should be 100%. Let see a show of hands who don't mind their daughter have sex with her boyfriend ? and yes I also agree with you that most of them will reply a politically correct answer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 I think this % shows a degrading morality in our society. It should be 100%. Let see a show of hands who don't mind their daughter have sex with her boyfriend ? and yes I also agree with you that most of them will reply a politically correct answer. well, it adds to my business though...meaning another body to collect but hell, over my dead body for tt to happen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 Singaporeans are conservative because after doing it, they will keep quiet and not tell 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangadrool Supersonic January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 (edited) What is sex? By strict definition, PCC is also sex (self-sexing). So, if one PCC before marriage, it's considered as pre-marital sex too. That's why almost all major religions forbid PCC. Edited January 29, 2014 by Kangadrool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 I think this % shows a degrading morality in our society. It should be 100%. Let see a show of hands who don't mind their daughter have sex with her boyfriend ? and yes I also agree with you that most of them will reply a politically correct answer. If i have a son, i'll encourage him to bring many girls home.. and share some with me.. For daughter, will be direct opposite.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrocarbon Turbocharged January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 IPS - part of propaganda machinery? Intentional Propaganda Service Yeah, didn't think of "Propaganda".. Too early in the morning already lah.. I think this % shows a degrading morality in our society. It should be 100%. Let see a show of hands who don't mind their daughter have sex with her boyfriend ? and yes I also agree with you that most of them will reply a politically correct answer. I'm ok with pre-marital sex. If I had a son or daughter (I'm still too young to be married yet), I wouldn't mind. In fact, I would rather teach them about sex at an early age than have them learn from porn or their peers. Then again, I would consider myself more open-minded. That said, I wouldn't want any of my kids to be having sex from too young.. Probably after O levels, or depending on societal norms then, probably revise the age downwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 i am conservative ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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