America was not unusual in experiencing the hedonistic, anti-authority, free-wheeling, drug-taking, free-sex counter-culture.
"When we discuss the topic of casual sex and the hookup culture, they talk about it in the context of being too busy now to maintain a relationship or not wanting to make a relationship a priority at this stage in their life, " she says.
But true hookup culture isn't just about sex itself, says Freitas.
Emily Nagoski, wellness education director at Smith College, believes a holistic approach is necessary: "To create a culture that fosters satisfying relationships and sex, we must teach students how to live inside their bodies with confidence and joy, " she explains.
The culture secretary said she believed extending marriage to same-sex couples was a question of fairness and ministers were not "content" with a situation in which the gay and lesbian community did not have the same rights as others.
Advocating the change in December, Culture Secretary Maria Miller argued that "extending marriage to same-sex couples will strengthen, not weaken, that vital institution".
It bans all discrimination on grounds of race or sex, as well as for pregnancy, age, disability, belief, culture, language or social or economic status.
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The bill will allow same-sex marriage and let religious organisations which want to, to offer them, the culture department says.
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Culture Secretary Maria Miller told the Commons marriage would be extended to same-sex couples in a civil ceremony and religious organisations which wish to "opt in" to offering ceremonies.
Take note that this disheartening and dismal tableau of modern liberated sex comes not from pro-family conservatives, who have been condemning this turn in our culture for some time, but from two stars of the liberal commentariat.
The ban came in response to a wave of tabloid-like magazines: the culture ministry closed one of them after it ran pictures of women alleged to have had sex with Bill Clinton.
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