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{{person|name=J. D. Unwin|occupation=ethnologist/anthropologist|birthday=December 6, 1895|ethnicity=English|image=File:Jdunwlin.png}} | {{person|name=J. D. Unwin|occupation=ethnologist/anthropologist|birthday=December 6, 1895|ethnicity=English|image=File:Jdunwlin.png}} | ||
'''J. D. Unwin''' was a 20th century English ethnologist who argued that sexual license (widespread pre-marital sex) and the decline of monogamy (as typically promoted by feminism) leads to irrevocable societal collapse. He argued that [[monogamy]] was a pre-requisite for civilization to exist, stating: ""The whole of human history does not contain a single instance of a group becoming civilized unless it has been absolutely monogamous, nor is there any example of a group retaining its culture after it has adopted less rigorous customs." He died at the age of 40 years old, his work being obscure during his lifetime. | '''J. D. Unwin''' was a 20th century English ethnologist who argued that sexual license (widespread pre-marital sex) and the decline of monogamy (as typically promoted by feminism) leads to irrevocable societal collapse. He argued that [[monogamy]] was a pre-requisite for civilization to exist, stating: ""The whole of human history does not contain a single instance of a group becoming civilized unless it has been absolutely monogamous, nor is there any example of a group retaining its culture after it has adopted less rigorous customs." He died at the age of 40 years old, his work being largely obscure during his lifetime, but it did receive praise from Aldous Huxley, author of ''Brave New World'', which explored similar themes. | ||
==Sex and Culture== | ==Sex and Culture== | ||
Unwin conducted an analysis of 86 cultures (80 primitive tribes and the Roman, Greek, Sumerian, Arabian, Babylonian, and Anglo-Saxon civilizations), publishing his findings in 1934, in a book entitled '''Sex and Culture'''. | Unwin conducted an analysis of 86 cultures (80 primitive tribes and the Roman, Greek, Sumerian, Arabian, Babylonian, and Anglo-Saxon civilizations), publishing his findings in 1934, in a book entitled '''Sex and Culture'''. | ||