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5. Social views and morality
In Orthodox-majority countries, fewer people favor same-sex marriage
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- 5. Social views and morality
- Czechs most likely to say belief in God is not necessary to be a moral person
- Strong moral opposition toward using drugs, prostitution
- Most say an ideal marriage has both parents working, both parents looking after children and household
- Higher shares in Orthodox countries than elsewhere say wives should obey husbands
- In Orthodox-majority countries, more people say men should have greater employment rights than women
- Large majorities in Orthodox countries say women have a social responsibility to bear children
- Support for legal abortion lower in Orthodox-majority countries
- In Orthodox-majority countries, fewer people favor same-sex marriage
- People in Orthodox countries more likely to say homosexuality should not be accepted
- Younger adults widely reject homosexuality, but less so than older adults
- Just 8% of religiously unaffiliated Russians favor legal same-sex marriage
- Those who say their culture is superior more likely than others to agree men should get employment priority