Analysis of the effects of the capitalist system in changing the structure of the family and free sex

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

he family, as the main core of a healthy society, is gradually changing its shape in such a way that many thinkers have warned against the collapse of the family and ultimately societies. The structure of the capitalist system, as the dominant structure of modern societies, over time has caused changes in the institution of the family and the creation of new forms of sexual relations outside the family. The major part of these changes is due to the rule of the rational system of calculation, which the capitalist system has ruled over the societies in order to develop itself as quickly as possible, and thinkers in the field of social sciences refer to it as "instrumental rationality". With instrumental rationality ruling over all aspects of society and economy being prioritized, the family as the main source of emotions, which is in conflict with work and economic activity, is gradually abandoned.
Capitalist system's effort to produce more and train expert personnel on the one hand has caused a gap between economic maturity and sexual maturity, and on the other hand, the creation of big cities, large-scale migrations, the opportunity of anonymity and the loss of local supervision, all have caused the formation of sexual anomie and leading young people to illicit relationships and replacing it with the institution of the family.

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History

  • Receive Date: 22 November 2023
  • Revise Date: 11 December 2023
  • Accept Date: 30 April 2024
  • Publish Date: 20 April 2024

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