Moral issues
Moral issues
Moral issues
Sex, gender identity and euthanasia
Overview
This chapter explores attitudes to a range of personal and political issues and finds that
the growth in social liberalism seen in recent decades continues.
Attitudes to sex before marriage, same-sex relationships, abortion and pornography have all become more liberal, while attitudes to euthanasia remain largely unchanged.
For the first time using the British Social Attitude survey’s method, attitudes to transgender people are also examined.
Underneath this liberalising trend however, we find some important demographic dividing lines.
Spotlight
Acceptance of same-sex relationships has increased quickly in the last four years, especially among Christians
Authors: Kirby Swales, Director of Survey Research Centre, The National Centre for Social Research; Eleanor Attar Taylor, Researcher, The National Centre for Social Research
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