Why does the age of consent tend to increase in more modern societies and vice versa?
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The age of consent is a social middle ground due to differing rates of development of the human body vs mind. The female human body is capable of reproduction as first menstrual cycle. Doesn’t mean the individual’s mind is formed enough to function in the society and raise a child though. IIRC the average age the mind is fully developed is in 23-25 year old area. So you got about a almost 15 year gap between physically able to and sound minded enough to.
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