J. D. Unwin: Difference between revisions

==Utopian Views==

Drawing upon the conclusions he derived from his of the effects of sexual restraint on civilization progress in Sex and Culture, Unwin wrote a utopian book detailing his plan for an ideal society. This work was not completed before his untimely death, but the finished portions were edited and published in 1940 as the book '''Hopousia'''. In the book Unwin outlines a novel form of enforced monogamy wherein individuals would be required to choose between two marriage groups, alpha and beta. Those in the alpha group would be induced into lifelong enforced monogamy, but would also gain certain privileges as compared to those in the beta group, such as their votes being weighted higher in any elections. Unwin used the terms "alpha" and "beta" as terms distinguishing the two groups, this usage had nothing to do with the usage of the Greek letters as terms denoting [[dominance hierarchy|dominance rank]] in animals or humans.

Those in the beta group would be basically free to do as they wished, in regards to sexual matters. He claimed that those in the alpha group would eventually represent a superior and aristocratic caste compared to those in the beta group, due to the alpha group members retaining greater "expansive energy" due to sexual repression.<ref>https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049770160&view=1up&seq=1</ref>