Beck-Gernsheim (2002) cites advances in modern medicine, such as contraception, as enabling what?

• A. Advances in medicine mean sexuality and reproduction are inseparable
• B. The government determines who is in a family
• C. Advances in modern medicine, such as contraception, allowing sexuality and reproduction to be separated; love drives decisions
• D. Religion defines family boundaries

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that advances in medicine, like contraception, separate sexuality from reproduction. This means people can have sex without automatically producing children, so deciding to form or not form a family becomes a matter of personal choice rather than social obligation. With reproduction no longer tied to sexual activity, decisions about relationships and family are guided more by love and individual desires—the relationship becomes the key driver of family life, not the expectation to reproduce. The other ideas miss this shift, which is about personal choice and romantic commitment taking precedence over social rules or duties.