Study Hall: Sex, Aging & Purity Culture (#403)
From Religion on the Mind by Dan Koch
June 1, 2026 · 40 min
About this episode
Dan Koch explores the intersections of sex drive, religious formation, and the impacts of purity culture in this episode.
Sex drive, religious formation, and the stubborn residue of purity culture — welcome back to Study Hall, where I bring you along as I cram for my licensure exam and connect to the psychology of religion along the way. Today we're staying in developmental psychology but moving into territory that, let's just say, came up a lot in my Christian high school years. Religious adolescents start later — but skip contraception The gender gap in sexual activity widens with age Purity culture hits women harder, and the shame sticks longer Religious residue shapes your sex life even after you leave the faith Gay couples have the most sex. Lesbians the least. Straight couples, middle. Married religious couples report higher sexual satisfaction — here's why ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding…
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Host: Dan Koch
Topics covered
- sex drive
- purity culture
- developmental psychology
- religious adolescents
- sexual activity
- gender gap
- sexual satisfaction
Keywords
- sex drive
- purity culture
- religion
- developmental psychology
- sexual activity
- gender gap
- religious adolescents
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