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The term 'debauchery' is used to refer to those behaviors and behaviors considered immoral, which do not respect the law and whose objective is the pursuit of immediate pleasure regardless of the consequences or the way that such behaviors will affect the rest of the members of society. It is important to note that although it shares certain elements with the idea of ​​freedom, debauchery certainly carries a negative charge since it implies debauchery and immorality.

Licentiousness is a common feature of life in society. This is so insofar as societies are complex phenomena that can oscillate between absolute control and control. authoritarianism, on the one hand, and full freedom and debauchery, on the other. When the balance leans towards the latter, there then appears debauchery understood as the set of behaviors and ways of acting that are considered immoral and unethical.

Typically, the notion of debauchery is associated to a greater extent with sexual and pleasure-seeking behaviors. Examples of this may be displays of affection or

attraction sexuality in public spaces, as well as those that take place in the private sphere but that involve the 'alteration' of the parameters considered normal for sexual relations (joint practices, the use of elements from violence, etc).

However, debauchery can also be understood as a lack of I respect to the laws established by society. Phenomena such as delinquency, the unsafety, the presence of homeless people on public roads, etc., are also possibly considered as factors of the debauchery in which a society finds itself. Traditionally, this term is used by those sectors of society that are shown as conservative and traditionalist, respectful of the law and excessively structured.

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