... was previously frowned upon and seen as immoral as it would undoubtedly result in premarital sex which is shunned by the church and many other religious institutions. Cohabiting couples have doubled since 1986. one of the reasons for this could be secularization, which means that the influence of religion has decreased therefore people don't see cohabitation and divorce to be immoral ... society as 56% of people were against the idea of premarital sex, this could be due to the influence of religion within society, however in 2000 the majority of the population felt that premarital sex i...

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