a) The contribution of at least one world religion on issues in sexual ethics, including the teaching of sacred text(s) and understanding of the diversity of religious approaches, sexual relationships in and outside of marriage, including pre-marital sex, adultery, promiscuity, same-sex relationships, including marriage and civil partnership, contraception and childlessness, secular ethical approaches to these issues and social and cultural influences on them.
b) The continuing relevance and application of religious teachings and beliefs on sexual ethics, strengths and weaknesses of changing social attitudes, the success or otherwise of contributions from ethical theory in making decisions in matters of sexual ethics.
1 Explore the contribution of at least one world religion on issues in sexual ethics. (8)
1 Explore the teaching of sacred text(s) of one world religion on issues in sexual ethics. (8)
1 Explore the diversity of religious approaches sexual ethics within one world religion. (8)
1 Explore religious teachings of sexual relationships in and outside of marriage. (8)
1 Explore secular non-religious ethical perspectives on promiscuity. (8)
1 Explore the contribution of one religion to issues in sexual ethics. (8)
1 Explore the key issues associated with sexual ethics. (8)
1 Explore secular ethical approaches to the issue of adultery in sexual ethics. (8)
1 Explore religious perspectives on pre-marital sex, and adultery. (8)
1 Explore the diversity of religious approaches to same-sex relationships within one world religion. (8)
1 Explore two difference approaches to marriage and civil partnership within one world religion. (8)
1 Explore no-religious approaches to marriage and civil partnership within one world religion. (8)
1 Explore two difference approaches to contraception within one world religion. (8)
1 Explore non-religious approaches to contraception within one world religion. (8)
1 Explore two difference approaches to contraception within one world religion. (8)
1 Explore secular ethical approaches to contraception within one world religion. (8)
1 Explore religious and secular ethical approaches to childlessness. (8)
1 Explore the view that social and cultural influences on have had an important influence on religious approaches to sexual ethics. (8)
1 Explore the ideas of Peter Vardy on sexual ethics (8)
1 Explore the ideas of Jack Dominian on sexual ethics (8)
2. Assess the extent of The continuing relevance and application of religious teachings and beliefs on sexual ethics. (12)
2. Assess the claim that religious approaches to same–sex relationships have been influenced by social and cultural changes. (12) SAMS 2016
2. Assess the significance of the claim the religious approaches to sexual ethics have been fully influenced by changing social attitudes. (12)
2. Assess the teaching of one world religion in relation to sexual ethics. (12) AS 2018
2 Assess two key religious approaches to sexual ethics. (12) 2020 AS
2. Assess the success or otherwise of contributions from religious ethical theory in making decisions in matters of sexual ethics. (12)
2. Assess the contribution of one world religion to an issue in sexual ethics. (12)
2. Assess different religious and non-religious approaches to adultery. (12)
2. Assess the success or otherwise of contributions from secular non-religious ethical theory in making decisions in matters of sexual ethics. (12)
2 Assess the weakness of claim religious ethical theory is unhelpful in sexual ethical decision making. (12)
2 Assess the strengths of the claim that religious approaches to sexual ethics are outdated and unhelpful. (12)
2 Assess the strengths of claim that Utilitarianism is the best way to think about the issue of childlessness. (12)
2 Assess the importance of claim that secular ethical approach's to same sex ethics are better than religious contributions. (12)
2 Assess the strengths of claim that natural moral law offers the most helpful guidance on sexual ethics. (12)
2 Assess the weaknesses of claim the situation ethics is of little use in thinking about marriage and civil partnership. (12)
2. Assess the extent that Kantian ethics is helpful in ethical debates about contraception. (12)
3b Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of using religious teachings as a guide to sexual ethics in the modern world. (20) 2019 Paper Q
3b Analyse the credibility of the view that religious approaches to same–sex relationships have been influenced by social and cultural changes. (20)
3b Analyse the significance of the claim the religious approaches to sexual ethics have been fully influenced by changing social attitudes. (20)
3b Analyse the significance of the teaching of one world religion in relation to sexual ethics. (20)
3b Analyse the weaknesses of religious approaches to sexual ethics. (20)
3b Analyse the strengths of contributions from religious ethical theory in making decisions in matters of sexual ethics. (20)
3b Analyse the significance of contributions from secular non-religious ethical theory in making decisions in matters of sexual ethics. (20)
3b) Analayse the strengths and weakness of claim religious ethical theory is unhelpful in sexual ethical decision making. (20)
3b Analyse the strengths of the claim that religious approaches to sexual ethics are outdated and unhelpful. (20)
3b Analyse the strengths of claim that Utilitarianism is the best way to think about the issue of childlessness. (20)
3b Analyse the importance of claim that secular ethical approach's to same sex ethics are better than religious contributions. (20)
3b Analyse the strengths of claim that natural moral law offers the most helpful guidance on sexual ethics. (20)
3b Analyse the weaknesses of claim the situation ethics is of little use in thinking about marriage and civil partnership. (20)
3b Analyse the extent that Kantian ethics is helpful in ethical debates about contraception. (20)
4. Evaluate the view 'Decisions about sex are personal and private; they are nobody else’s business' (30)
4 Evaluate the view that issues in sexual ethics are not helped by appealing to religious teaching.. (30) 2018 Q
4 Evaluate the claim that ‘Religious teachings and beliefs on sexual ethics have little relevance in the moral world. (30)
4 Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of using religious teachings as a guide to sexual ethics in the modern world. (30)
4 Evaluate the opinion that Religion should have no place in 21st Century sexual ethics. (30)
4 Evaluate to what extent are normative theories useful in making decisions in sexual ethics. (30)
4 Evaluate the relative importance of the teaching of one world religion in relation to sexual ethics. (30)
4 Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of religious approaches to sexual ethics (30)
4 Evaluate the significance of contributions from secular non-religious ethical theory in making decisions in matters of sexual ethics. (30)
4. Evaluate the strengths and weakness of claim religious ethical theory is unhelpful in sexual ethical decision making.. (30)
4 Evaluate the claim that Utilitarianism is the best way to think about the issue of childlessness’ (30)
4 Evaluate the claim that secular ethical approach's to same sex ethics are better than religious contributions. (30)
4 Evaluate the status of secular and religious ethical approach's to same sex ethics. (30)
4 Evaluate the importance of the view that natural moral law offers the most helpful guidance on sexual ethics.. (30)
4 Evaluate the debate that situation ethics is of little use in thinking about marriage and civil partnership. (30)
4 Evaluate the extent that Kantian ethics is helpful in ethical debates about contraception. (30)