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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aging"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Aging</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aging-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Orientations_and_society" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Orientations_and_society"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Orientations and society</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Orientations_and_society-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Orientations and society subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Orientations_and_society-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Heterosexuality" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Heterosexuality"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Heterosexuality</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Heterosexuality-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Homosexuality" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Homosexuality"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Homosexuality</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Homosexuality-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bisexuality_and_pansexuality" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bisexuality_and_pansexuality"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Bisexuality and pansexuality</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bisexuality_and_pansexuality-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Avoidance_of_inbreeding" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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<span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>General attitudes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General_attitudes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Religious_and_ethical" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Religious_and_ethical"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Religious and ethical</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Religious_and_ethical-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gender_roles_and_the_expression_of_sexuality" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gender_roles_and_the_expression_of_sexuality"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Gender roles and the expression of sexuality</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gender_roles_and_the_expression_of_sexuality-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-BDSM" class="vector-toc-list-item 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</a> <ul id="toc-Same-sex_laws-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sex_outside_marriage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sex_outside_marriage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Sex outside marriage</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sex_outside_marriage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Minimum_age_of_sexual_activity_(age_of_consent)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Minimum_age_of_sexual_activity_(age_of_consent)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.3</span> <span>Minimum age of sexual activity (age of consent)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Minimum_age_of_sexual_activity_(age_of_consent)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Incestuous_relationships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Incestuous_relationships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.4</span> <span>Incestuous relationships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Incestuous_relationships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sexual_abuse" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sexual_abuse"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.5</span> <span>Sexual abuse</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sexual_abuse-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Prostitution_and_survival_sex" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Prostitution_and_survival_sex"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.6</span> <span>Prostitution and survival sex</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Prostitution_and_survival_sex-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> 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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex" title="Sex – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Sex" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A" title="سلوك الإنسان الجنسي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سلوك الإنسان الجنسي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0nsan%C4%B1n_seksual_f%C9%99aliyy%C9%99ti" title="İnsanın seksual fəaliyyəti – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="İnsanın seksual fəaliyyəti" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC_%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="মানব যৌনাচার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মানব যৌনাচার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81" title="Секс – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Секс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%81" title="Сэкс – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Сэкс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF" title="मानव यौन गतिविधि – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="मानव यौन गतिविधि" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekswal_na_aktibidad_nin_tawo" title="Sekswal na aktibidad nin tawo – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Sekswal na aktibidad nin tawo" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%80%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%86%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%A6%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%A2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BE%B1%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%A4%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%91%E0%BC%8D" title="མིའི་རིགས་ཀྱི་ཆགས་སྦྱོར་གྱི་བྱ་སྤྱོད། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="མིའི་རིགས་ཀྱི་ཆགས་སྦྱོར་གྱི་བྱ་སྤྱོད།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seks" title="Seks – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Seks" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comportament_sexual_hum%C3%A0" title="Comportament sexual humà – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Comportament sexual humà" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidsk%C3%A9_sexu%C3%A1ln%C3%AD_chov%C3%A1n%C3%AD" title="Lidské sexuální chování – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Lidské sexuální chování" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex" title="Sex – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sex" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex" title="Sex – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sex" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comportamiento_sexual_humano" title="Comportamiento sexual humano – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Comportamiento sexual humano" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seksumado" title="Seksumado – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Seksumado" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giza_portaera_sexuala" title="Giza portaera sexuala – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Giza portaera sexuala" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%B4_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86" title="آمیزش جنسی در انسان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آمیزش جنسی در انسان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comportement_sexuel_humain" title="Comportement sexuel humain – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comportement sexuel humain" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsklike_seksuele_aktiviteit" title="Minsklike seksuele aktiviteit – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Minsklike seksuele aktiviteit" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B8%EA%B0%84%EC%9D%98_%EC%84%B1%ED%96%89%EC%9C%84" title="인간의 성행위 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="인간의 성행위" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4%D5%B8%D6%82_%D5%BD%D5%A5%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%AF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84" title="Մարդու սեռական կյանք – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մարդու սեռական կյանք" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="मानव कामुक क्रिया – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मानव कामुक क्रिया" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mmek%E1%BB%8D_nwoke_na_nwany%E1%BB%8B" title="Mmekọ nwoke na nwanyị – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Mmekọ nwoke na nwanyị" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegiatan_seksual_manusia" title="Kegiatan seksual manusia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kegiatan seksual manusia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexo" title="Sexo – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Sexo" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA" title="פעילות מינית אנושית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פעילות מינית אנושית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B%D2%9B_%D2%9B%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Жыныстық қатынас – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Жыныстық қатынас" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekswalit%C3%A9_moun" title="Sekswalité moun – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Sekswalité moun" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%BA_%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%88" title="Жыныстык турмуш – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Жыныстык турмуш" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actus_sexuales" title="Actus sexuales – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Actus sexuales" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekss" title="Sekss – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Sekss" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytiniai_santykiai" title="Lytiniai santykiai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Lytiniai santykiai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA" title="मानवी लैंगिक क्रियाकलाप – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="मानवी लैंगिक क्रियाकलाप" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B3" title="سكس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سكس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegiatan_seks_manusia" title="Kegiatan seks manusia – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kegiatan seks manusia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seksuele_handeling" title="Seksuele handeling – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Seksuele handeling" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A8" title="यौन – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="यौन" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%80%A7%E8%A1%8C%E5%8B%95" title="性行動 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="性行動" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinsiy_hayot" title="Jinsiy hayot – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Jinsiy hayot" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pfl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pfl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex" title="Sex – Palatine German" lang="pfl" hreflang="pfl" data-title="Sex" data-language-autonym="Pälzisch" data-language-local-name="Palatine German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pälzisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C" title="انسانی جنسی سرگرمی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="انسانی جنسی سرگرمی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D8%A7%DA%93%D9%8A%DA%A9%D9%87" title="د انسان جنسي اړيکه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د انسان جنسي اړيکه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex" title="Sex – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Sex" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seks" title="Seks – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Seks" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comportamento_sexual_humano" title="Comportamento sexual humano – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Comportamento sexual humano" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comportamentul_sexual_al_oamenilor" title="Comportamentul sexual al oamenilor – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Comportamentul sexual al oamenilor" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Сексуальное поведение человека – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сексуальное поведение человека" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sexual_acteevity" title="Human sexual acteevity – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Human sexual acteevity" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A_%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A_%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F" title="මිනිස් ලිංගික ක්‍රියා – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="මිනිස් ලිංගික ක්‍රියා" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sexual_activity" title="Human sexual activity – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Human sexual activity" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BAlo%C5%BE" title="Súlož – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Súlož" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seks" title="Seks – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Seks" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%86%DA%A4" title="چالاکیی جنسیی مرۆڤ – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="چالاکیی جنسیی مرۆڤ" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%89%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82" title="Људска сексуална активност – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Људска сексуална активност" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljudska_seksualna_aktivnost" title="Ljudska seksualna aktivnost – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Ljudska seksualna aktivnost" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seksi" title="Seksi – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Seksi" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_(aktivitet)" title="Sex (aktivitet) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Sex (aktivitet)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawaing_seksuwal_ng_tao" title="Gawaing seksuwal ng tao – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Gawaing seksuwal ng tao" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shi mw-list-item"><a href="https://shi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuqqut" title="Tuqqut – Tachelhit" lang="shi" hreflang="shi" data-title="Tuqqut" data-language-autonym="Taclḥit" data-language-local-name="Tachelhit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taclḥit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%96%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8_%D0%BC%D3%A9%D0%BD%D3%99%D1%81%D3%99%D0%B1%D3%99%D1%82" title="Җенси мөнәсәбәт – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Җенси мөнәсәбәт" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%8C" title="กิจกรรมทางเพศของมนุษย์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="กิจกรรมทางเพศของมนุษย์" 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For broader aspects of sexual behaviour, see <a href="/wiki/Human_sexuality" title="Human sexuality">Human sexuality</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Sexual behaviour" redirects here. 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It involves <a href="/wiki/Human_bonding" title="Human bonding">personal bonding</a>, sharing emotions, the <a href="/wiki/Physiology" title="Physiology">physiology</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Human_reproductive_system" title="Human reproductive system">reproductive system</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sex_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Sex drive">sex drive</a>, sexual intercourse, and sexual behaviour in all its forms. </p><p>In some cultures, sexual activity is considered acceptable only within <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">marriage</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Premarital_sex" title="Premarital sex">premarital</a> and <a href="/wiki/Extramarital_sex" title="Extramarital sex">extramarital sex</a> are <a href="/wiki/Taboo" title="Taboo">taboo</a>. Some <a href="/wiki/Sex_and_the_law" title="Sex and the law">sexual activities are illegal</a> either universally or in some countries or subnational jurisdictions, while some are considered contrary to the <a href="/wiki/Norm_(social)" class="mw-redirect" title="Norm (social)">norms</a> of certain societies or cultures. Two examples that are criminal offences in most <a href="/wiki/Jurisdiction" title="Jurisdiction">jurisdictions</a> are <a href="/wiki/Sexual_assault" title="Sexual assault">sexual assault</a> and sexual activity with a person below the local <a href="/wiki/Age_of_consent" title="Age of consent">age of consent</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2></div> <p>Sexual activity can be classified in a number of ways. The practices may be preceded by or consist solely of <a href="/wiki/Foreplay" title="Foreplay">foreplay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EDHS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDHS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Acts involving one person (<a href="/wiki/Autoeroticism" title="Autoeroticism">autoeroticism</a>) may include <a href="/wiki/Sexual_fantasy" title="Sexual fantasy">sexual fantasy</a> or <a href="/wiki/Masturbation" title="Masturbation">masturbation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EDHS_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDHS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If two people are involved, they may engage in vaginal sex, <a href="/wiki/Anal_sex" title="Anal sex">anal sex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oral_sex" title="Oral sex">oral sex</a> or <a href="/wiki/Non-penetrative_sex#Manual_sex" title="Non-penetrative sex">manual sex</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EDHS_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDHS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sexual_penetration" title="Sexual penetration">Penetrative sex</a> between two people may be described as <a href="/wiki/Sexual_intercourse" title="Sexual intercourse">sexual intercourse</a>, but definitions vary. If there are more than two participants in a sex act, it may be referred to as <a href="/wiki/Group_sex" title="Group sex">group sex</a>. Autoerotic sexual activity can involve use of <a href="/wiki/Dildo" title="Dildo">dildos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vibrator_(sex_toy)" title="Vibrator (sex toy)">vibrators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Butt_plug" title="Butt plug">butt plugs</a>, and other <a href="/wiki/Sex_toy" title="Sex toy">sex toys</a>, though these devices can also be used with a partner. </p><p>Sexual activity can be classified into the <a href="/wiki/Gender" title="Gender">gender</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sexual_orientation" title="Sexual orientation">sexual orientation</a> of the participants, as well as by the relationship of the participants. The relationships can be ones of marriage, <a href="/wiki/Intimate_partner" class="mw-redirect" title="Intimate partner">intimate partners</a>, casual <a href="/wiki/Sex_partners" class="mw-redirect" title="Sex partners">sex partners</a> or <a href="/wiki/Anonymous_sex" title="Anonymous sex">anonymous</a>. Sexual activity can be regarded as <a href="/wiki/Conventional_sex" title="Conventional sex">conventional</a> or as <a href="/wiki/Kink_(sexual)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kink (sexual)">alternative</a>, involving, for example, <a href="/wiki/Sexual_fetishism" title="Sexual fetishism">fetishism</a> or <a href="/wiki/BDSM" title="BDSM">BDSM</a> activities.<sup id="cite_ref-TAB_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SPSW_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPSW-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fetishism can take many forms, including the desire for certain body parts (<a href="/wiki/Partialism" title="Partialism">partialism</a>) such as <a href="/wiki/Breast_fetishism" title="Breast fetishism">breasts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Navel_fetishism" title="Navel fetishism">navels</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Foot_fetishism" title="Foot fetishism">feet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EFMT_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EFMT-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The object of desire can be <a href="/wiki/Shoe_fetishism" title="Shoe fetishism">shoes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boot_fetishism" title="Boot fetishism">boots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lingerie" title="Lingerie">lingerie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clothing_fetish" title="Clothing fetish">clothing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leather_subculture" title="Leather subculture">leather</a> or rubber items. Some non-conventional autoerotic practices can be dangerous. These include <a href="/wiki/Erotic_asphyxiation" title="Erotic asphyxiation">autoerotic asphyxiation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Self-bondage" title="Self-bondage">self-bondage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CCIBK_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CCIBK-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The potential for injury or even death that exists while engaging in the partnered versions of these fetishes (choking and <a href="/wiki/Bondage_(sexual)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bondage (sexual)">bondage</a>, respectively) becomes drastically increased in the autoerotic case due to the isolation and lack of assistance in the event of a problem.<sup id="cite_ref-CCIBK_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CCIBK-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sexual activity that is consensual is sexual activity in which both or all participants agree to take part and are of the age that they can consent.<sup id="cite_ref-MSS_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSS-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If sexual activity takes place under force or duress, it is considered <a href="/wiki/Rape" title="Rape">rape</a> or another form of <a href="/wiki/Sexual_assault" title="Sexual assault">sexual assault</a>. In different cultures and countries, various sexual activities may be lawful or illegal in regards to the age, gender, <a href="/wiki/Adultery_laws" title="Adultery laws">marital status</a> or other factors of the participants, or otherwise contrary to <a href="/wiki/Social_norms" class="mw-redirect" title="Social norms">social norms</a> or generally accepted <a href="/wiki/Sexual_morals" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexual morals">sexual morals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MSS_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSS-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mating_strategies">Mating strategies</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Human_mating_strategies" title="Human mating strategies">Human mating strategies</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Animal_sexual_behaviour" title="Animal sexual behaviour">Animal sexual behaviour</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology" title="Evolutionary psychology">evolutionary psychology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Behavioral_ecology" title="Behavioral ecology">behavioral ecology</a>, human mating strategies are a set of behaviors used by individuals to attract, select, and retain <a href="/wiki/Mating" title="Mating">mates</a>. Mating strategies overlap with <a href="/wiki/Human_reproduction" title="Human reproduction">reproductive</a> strategies, which encompass a broader set of behaviors involving the timing of reproduction and the trade-off between quantity and quality of offspring (see <a href="/wiki/Life_history_theory" title="Life history theory">life history theory</a>). </p><p>Relative to other animals, human mating strategies are unique in their relationship with cultural variables such as the institution of <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">marriage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Humans may seek out individuals with the intention of forming a long-term <a href="/wiki/Intimate_relationship" title="Intimate relationship">intimate relationship</a>, marriage, <a href="/wiki/Casual_relationship" class="mw-redirect" title="Casual relationship">casual relationship</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Friendship" title="Friendship">friendship</a>. The human desire for <a href="/wiki/Companionship" class="mw-redirect" title="Companionship">companionship</a> is one of the strongest human drives. It is an innate feature of human nature, and may be related to the <a href="/wiki/Sex_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Sex drive">sex drive</a>. The human mating process encompasses the social and cultural processes whereby one person may meet another to assess suitability, the <a href="/wiki/Courtship" title="Courtship">courtship</a> process and the process of forming an <a href="/wiki/Interpersonal_relationship" title="Interpersonal relationship">interpersonal relationship</a>. Commonalities, however, can be found between humans and nonhuman animals in mating behavior. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stages_of_physiological_arousal_during_sexual_stimulation">Stages of physiological arousal during sexual stimulation</h2></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kama_sutra_24_detail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Kama_sutra_24_detail.jpg/200px-Kama_sutra_24_detail.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Kama_sutra_24_detail.jpg/300px-Kama_sutra_24_detail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Kama_sutra_24_detail.jpg/400px-Kama_sutra_24_detail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="423" data-file-height="263" /></a><figcaption>This Indian <a href="/wiki/Kama_Sutra" title="Kama Sutra">Kama Sutra</a> illustration, which shows a woman on top of a man, depicts the male erection, which is one of the physiological responses to sexual arousal for men.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Human_sexual_response_cycle" title="Human sexual response cycle">physiological responses</a> during <a href="/wiki/Sexual_stimulation" title="Sexual stimulation">sexual stimulation</a> are fairly similar for both men and women and there are four phases.<sup id="cite_ref-Schacter_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schacter-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>During the excitement phase, muscle tension and blood flow increase in and around the sexual organs, heart and respiration increase and blood pressure rises. Men and women experience a "<a href="/wiki/Sex_flush" class="mw-redirect" title="Sex flush">sex flush</a>" on the skin of the upper body and face. For women, the <a href="/wiki/Vagina" title="Vagina">vagina</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/Vaginal_lubrication" title="Vaginal lubrication">lubricated</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Clitoris" title="Clitoris">clitoris</a> engorges.<sup id="cite_ref-Schacter_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schacter-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For men, the <a href="/wiki/Human_penis" title="Human penis">penis</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/Erection" title="Erection">erect</a>.</li> <li>During the plateau phase, heart rate and muscle tension increase further. A man's urinary bladder closes to prevent urine from mixing with <a href="/wiki/Semen" title="Semen">semen</a>. A woman's clitoris may withdraw slightly and there is more lubrication, outer swelling and muscles tighten and reduction of diameter.<sup id="cite_ref-Schacter_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schacter-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>During the <a href="/wiki/Orgasm" title="Orgasm">orgasm</a> phase, breathing becomes extremely rapid and the pelvic muscles begin a series of rhythmic contractions. Both men and women experience quick cycles of muscle contraction of lower pelvic muscles and women often experience uterine and vaginal contractions; this experience can be described as intensely pleasurable, but roughly 15% of women never experience orgasm, and half report having <a href="/wiki/Fake_orgasm" title="Fake orgasm">faked it</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Schacter_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schacter-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A large genetic component is associated with how often women experience orgasm.<sup id="cite_ref-Schacter_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schacter-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>During the resolution phase, muscles relax, blood pressure drops, and the body returns to its resting state. Though generally reported that women do not experience a <a href="/wiki/Refractory_period_(sex)" title="Refractory period (sex)">refractory period</a> and thus can experience an additional orgasm, or multiple orgasms soon after the first,<sup id="cite_ref-Rosenthal_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rosenthal-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SOC_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOC-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> some sources state that both men and women experience a refractory period because women may also experience a period after orgasm in which further sexual stimulation does not produce excitement.<sup id="cite_ref-Schacter_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schacter-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Weiner_&_Craighead_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weiner_&_Craighead-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This period may last from minutes to days and is typically longer for men than women.<sup id="cite_ref-Schacter_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schacter-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Sexual_dysfunction" title="Sexual dysfunction">Sexual dysfunction</a> is the inability to react emotionally or physically to sexual stimulation in a way projected of the average healthy person; it can affect different stages in the sexual response cycles, which are desire, excitement and orgasm.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the media, sexual dysfunction is often associated with men, but in actuality, it is more commonly observed in females (43 percent) than males (31 percent).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Psychological_aspects">Psychological aspects</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sexology" title="Sexology">Sexology</a></div> <p>Sexual activity can lower blood pressure and overall stress levels.<sup id="cite_ref-SSM_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SSM-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It serves to release tension, elevate mood, and possibly create a profound sense of relaxation, especially in the postcoital period. From a biochemical perspective, sex causes the release of <a href="/wiki/Oxytocin" title="Oxytocin">oxytocin</a> and endorphins and boosts the immune system.<sup id="cite_ref-SSM_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SSM-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motivations">Motivations</h3></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Reasons_for_sexual_activity"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Pity sex" redirects here. For the American rock band, see <a href="/wiki/Pity_Sex" title="Pity Sex">Pity Sex</a>.</div> <p>People engage in sexual activity for any of a multitude of possible reasons. Although the primary evolutionary purpose of sexual activity is reproduction, research on college students suggested that people have sex for four general reasons: <i>physical attraction</i>, as a <i>means to an end</i>, to increase <i>emotional connection</i>, and to <i>alleviate insecurity</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most people engage in sexual activity because of pleasure they derive from the <a href="/wiki/Sexual_arousal" title="Sexual arousal">arousal of their sexuality</a>, especially if they can achieve <a href="/wiki/Orgasm" title="Orgasm">orgasm</a>. Sexual arousal can also be experienced from <a href="/wiki/Foreplay" title="Foreplay">foreplay</a> and flirting, and from <a href="/wiki/Sexual_fetishism" title="Sexual fetishism">fetish</a> or BDSM activities,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or other <a href="/wiki/Eroticism" title="Eroticism">erotic activities</a>. Most commonly, people engage in sexual activity because of the <a href="/wiki/Sexual_desire" title="Sexual desire">sexual desire</a> generated by a person to whom they feel <a href="/wiki/Sexual_attraction" title="Sexual attraction">sexual attraction</a>; but they may engage in sexual activity for the physical satisfaction they achieve in the absence of attraction for another, as in the case of <a href="/wiki/Casual_sex" title="Casual sex">casual or social sex</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At times, a person may engage in a sexual activity solely for the sexual pleasure of their partner, such as because of an obligation they may have to the partner or because of love, sympathy or <a href="/wiki/Pity" title="Pity">pity</a> they may feel for the partner. </p><p>A person may engage in sexual activity for purely monetary considerations, or to obtain some advantage from either the partner or the activity. A man and woman may engage in sexual intercourse with the objective of <a href="/wiki/Human_fertilization" title="Human fertilization">conception</a>. Some people engage in hate sex which occurs between two people who strongly dislike or annoy each other. It is related to the idea that opposition between two people can heighten <a href="/wiki/Sexual_tension" title="Sexual tension">sexual tension</a>, attraction and interest.<sup id="cite_ref-Holbrook1972_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holbrook1972-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Self-determination_theory">Self-determination theory</h3></div> <p>Research has found that people also engage in sexual activity for reasons associated with <a href="/wiki/Self-determination_theory" title="Self-determination theory">self-determination theory</a>. The self-determination theory can be applied to a sexual relationship when the participants have positive feelings associated with the relationship. These participants do not feel guilty or coerced into the partnership.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Researchers have proposed the model of self-determined sexual motivation. The purpose of this model is to connect self-determination and sexual motivation.<sup id="cite_ref-Brunell,_A.B._2013_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunell,_A.B._2013-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This model has helped to explain how people are sexually motivated when involved in self-determined dating relationships. This model also links the positive outcomes, (satisfying the need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness) gained from sexual motivations.<sup id="cite_ref-Brunell,_A.B._2013_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunell,_A.B._2013-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the completed research associated with this model, it was found that people of both sexes who engaged in sexual activity for self-determined motivation had more positive psychological well-being.<sup id="cite_ref-Brunell,_A.B._2013_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunell,_A.B._2013-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While engaging in sexual activity for self-determined reasons, the participants also had a higher need for fulfillment. When this need was satisfied, they felt better about themselves. This was correlated with greater closeness to their partner and higher overall satisfaction in their relationship.<sup id="cite_ref-Brunell,_A.B._2013_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunell,_A.B._2013-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though both sexes engaged in sexual activity for self-determined reasons, there were some differences found between males and females. It was concluded that females had more motivation than males to engage in sexual activity for self-determined reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-Brunell,_A.B._2013_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunell,_A.B._2013-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Females also had higher satisfaction and relationship quality than males did from the sexual activity.<sup id="cite_ref-Brunell,_A.B._2013_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunell,_A.B._2013-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, research concluded that psychological well-being, sexual motivation, and sexual satisfaction were all positively correlated when dating couples partook in sexual activity for self-determined reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-Brunell,_A.B._2013_22-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunell,_A.B._2013-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Frequency">Frequency</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Sexually_active_life_expectancy" title="Sexually active life expectancy">Sexually active life expectancy</a></div> <p>The frequency of sexual activity might range from zero to 15 or 20 times a week.<sup id="cite_ref-EDHS2_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDHS2-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frequency of intercourse tends to decline with age.<sup id="cite_ref-CPES_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPES-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some post-<a href="/wiki/Menopausal" class="mw-redirect" title="Menopausal">menopausal</a> women experience decline in frequency of sexual intercourse, while others do not.<sup id="cite_ref-HSFDPR_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HSFDPR-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <a href="/wiki/Kinsey_Institute_for_Research_in_Sex,_Gender,_and_Reproduction" class="mw-redirect" title="Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction">Kinsey Institute</a>, the average frequency of sexual intercourse in the US for individuals with partners is 112 times per year (age 18–29), 86 times per year (age 30–39), and 69 times per year (age 40–49).<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rate of sexual activity has been declining in the 21st century, a phenomenon that has been described as a <a href="/wiki/Sex_recession" title="Sex recession">sex recession</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adolescents">Adolescents</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Adolescent_sexuality" title="Adolescent sexuality">Adolescent sexuality</a></div> <p>The age at which adolescents become sexually active varies considerably between different cultures and times. (See <a href="/wiki/Virginity#Prevalence_of_virginity" title="Virginity">Prevalence of virginity</a>.) The first sexual act of a child or adolescent is sometimes referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Sexualization" title="Sexualization">sexualization</a> of the child, and may be considered a milestone or a change of status, as the loss of <a href="/wiki/Virginity" title="Virginity">virginity</a> or innocence. Youth are legally free to have intercourse after they reach the <a href="/wiki/Age_of_consent" title="Age of consent">age of consent</a>. </p><p>A 1999 survey of students indicated that approximately 40% of ninth graders across the United States report having had sexual intercourse. This figure rises with each grade. Males are more sexually active than females at each of the grade levels surveyed. Sexual activity of young adolescents differs in ethnicity as well. A higher percentage of African American and Hispanic adolescents are more sexually active than white adolescents.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Research on sexual frequency has also been conducted solely on female adolescents who engage in sexual activity. Female adolescents tended to engage in more sexual activity due to positive mood. In female teenagers, engaging in sexual activity was directly positively correlated with being older, greater sexual activity in the previous week or prior day, and more positive mood the previous day or the same day as the sexual activity occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-Fortenberry_D.J.,_Temkit_M.,_Tu_W.,_Graham_C.A.,_Katz_B._2005_252–257_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortenberry_D.J.,_Temkit_M.,_Tu_W.,_Graham_C.A.,_Katz_B._2005_252–257-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Decreased sexual activity was associated with prior or same day negative mood or menstruation.<sup id="cite_ref-Fortenberry_D.J.,_Temkit_M.,_Tu_W.,_Graham_C.A.,_Katz_B._2005_252–257_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortenberry_D.J.,_Temkit_M.,_Tu_W.,_Graham_C.A.,_Katz_B._2005_252–257-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although opinions differ, researchers suggest that sexual activity is an essential part of humans, and that teenagers need to experience sex. According to a study, sexual experiences help teenagers understand pleasure and satisfaction.<sup id="cite_ref-Vrangalova,_Z._2011_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vrangalova,_Z._2011-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In relation to hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, it stated that teenagers can positively benefit from sexual activity. The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008 and 2009 at a rural upstate New York community. Teenagers who had their first sexual experience at age 16 revealed a higher well-being than those who were sexually inexperienced or who became sexually active at age 17.<sup id="cite_ref-Vrangalova,_Z._2011_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vrangalova,_Z._2011-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, teenagers who had their first sexual experience at age 15 or younger, or who had many sexual partners were not negatively affected and did not have associated lower well-being.<sup id="cite_ref-Vrangalova,_Z._2011_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vrangalova,_Z._2011-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_and_safety">Health and safety</h2></div> <p>Sexual activity is an innately physiological function,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but like other physical activity, it comes with risks. There are four main types of risks that may arise from sexual activity: <a href="/wiki/Unintended_pregnancy" title="Unintended pregnancy">unwanted pregnancy</a>, contracting a <a href="/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexually transmitted disease">sexually transmitted infection</a> (STI), physical injury, and psychological injury. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unwanted_pregnancy">Unwanted pregnancy</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Unintended_pregnancy" title="Unintended pregnancy">Unintended pregnancy</a></div> <p>Any sexual activity that involves the introduction of semen into a woman's vagina, such as during sexual intercourse, or contact of semen with her vulva, may result in a pregnancy. To reduce the risk of unintended pregnancies, some people who engage in penile-vaginal sex may use <a href="/wiki/Birth_control" title="Birth control">contraception</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Birth_control_pill" class="mw-redirect" title="Birth control pill">birth control pills</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Condom" title="Condom">condom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diaphragm_(contraceptive)" class="mw-redirect" title="Diaphragm (contraceptive)">diaphragms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spermicide" title="Spermicide">spermicides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hormonal_contraception" title="Hormonal contraception">hormonal contraception</a> or sterilization.<sup id="cite_ref-NOBG_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOBG-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The effectiveness of the various contraceptive methods in avoiding pregnancy varies considerably, and depends on the method rather than the user.<sup id="cite_ref-WHCIAPN_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WHCIAPN-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sexually_transmitted_infections">Sexually transmitted infections</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection" title="Sexually transmitted infection">Sexually transmitted infection</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pr%C3%A9servatif_enroul%C3%A9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Pr%C3%A9servatif_enroul%C3%A9.jpg/220px-Pr%C3%A9servatif_enroul%C3%A9.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Pr%C3%A9servatif_enroul%C3%A9.jpg/330px-Pr%C3%A9servatif_enroul%C3%A9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Pr%C3%A9servatif_enroul%C3%A9.jpg/440px-Pr%C3%A9servatif_enroul%C3%A9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>A rolled-up male <a href="/wiki/Condom" title="Condom">condom</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Sexual activity that involves skin-to-skin contact, exposure to an infected person's <a href="/wiki/Bodily_fluid" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodily fluid">bodily fluids</a> or <a href="/wiki/Mucous_membrane" title="Mucous membrane">mucous membranes</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> carries the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection. People may not be able to detect that their <a href="/wiki/Sexual_partner" title="Sexual partner">sexual partner</a> has one or more STIs, for example if they are asymptomatic (show no symptoms).<sup id="cite_ref-King,_B._2009_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King,_B._2009-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sternak_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sternak-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The risk of STIs can be reduced by <a href="/wiki/Safe_sex" title="Safe sex">safe sex</a> practices, such as using condoms. Both partners may opt to be tested for STIs before engaging in sex.<sup id="cite_ref-SexInfo_STI_overview_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SexInfo_STI_overview-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exchange of body fluids is not necessary to contract an infestation of crab lice. Crab lice typically are found attached to hair in the pubic area but sometimes are found on coarse hair elsewhere on the body (for example, eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, mustache, chest, armpits, etc.). Pubic lice infestations (pthiriasis) are spread through direct contact with someone who is infested with the louse.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some STIs like <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS" title="HIV/AIDS">HIV/AIDS</a> can also be contracted by using <a href="/wiki/Drug_injection" title="Drug injection">IV drug</a> <a href="/wiki/Hypodermic_needle" title="Hypodermic needle">needles</a> after their use by an infected person, as well as through childbirth or <a href="/wiki/Breastfeeding" title="Breastfeeding">breastfeeding</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ECHL_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ECHL-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aging">Aging</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Sexuality_in_older_age" title="Sexuality in older age">Sexuality in older age</a></div> <p>Factors such as biological and psychological factors, diseases, mental conditions, boredom with the relationship, and widowhood have been found to contribute to a decrease in sexual interest and activity in old age, but older age does not eliminate the ability to enjoy sexual activity.<sup id="cite_ref-IHONTDOS_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IHONTDOS-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Orientations_and_society">Orientations and society</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sexual_orientation" title="Sexual orientation">Sexual orientation</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heterosexuality">Heterosexuality</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Heterosexuality" title="Heterosexuality">Heterosexuality</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slapende_vrouw-Rijksmuseum_RP-P-1997-21.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Slapende_vrouw-Rijksmuseum_RP-P-1997-21.jpeg/220px-Slapende_vrouw-Rijksmuseum_RP-P-1997-21.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Slapende_vrouw-Rijksmuseum_RP-P-1997-21.jpeg/330px-Slapende_vrouw-Rijksmuseum_RP-P-1997-21.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Slapende_vrouw-Rijksmuseum_RP-P-1997-21.jpeg/440px-Slapende_vrouw-Rijksmuseum_RP-P-1997-21.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2145" data-file-height="1923" /></a><figcaption>A Japanese <a href="/wiki/Shunga" title="Shunga"><i>shunga</i></a> depicting a male and a female in sexual activity</figcaption></figure> <p>Heterosexuality is the romantic or sexual attraction to the opposite sex. Heterosexual practices are institutionally privileged in most countries.<sup id="cite_ref-TRRCGS_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TRRCGS-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some countries, mostly those where religion has a strong influence on <a href="/wiki/Social_policy" title="Social policy">social policy</a>, marriage laws serve the purpose of encouraging people to have sex only within marriage. <a href="/wiki/Sodomy_laws" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodomy laws">Sodomy laws</a> have been used to discourage same-sex sexual practices, but they may also affect opposite-sex sexual practices. Laws also ban adults from committing <a href="/wiki/Sexual_abuse" title="Sexual abuse">sexual abuse</a>, committing sexual acts with anyone under an <a href="/wiki/Age_of_consent" title="Age of consent">age of consent</a>, performing sexual activities in public, and engaging in sexual activities for money (prostitution). Though these laws cover both same-sex and opposite-sex sexual activities, they may differ in regard to punishment, and may be more frequently (or exclusively) enforced on those who engage in same-sex sexual activities.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Different-sex sexual practices may be <a href="/wiki/Monogamy" title="Monogamy">monogamous</a>, serially monogamous, or <a href="/wiki/Polyamory" title="Polyamory">polyamorous</a>, and, depending on the definition of sexual practice, <a href="/wiki/Abstinence" title="Abstinence">abstinent</a> or <a href="/wiki/Autosexuality" class="mw-redirect" title="Autosexuality">autoerotic</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Masturbation" title="Masturbation">masturbation</a>). Additionally, different religious and political movements have tried to influence or control changes in sexual practices including courting and marriage, though in most countries changes occur at a slow rate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Homosexuality">Homosexuality</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Homosexuality" title="Homosexuality">Homosexuality</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Sexual_practices_between_men" title="Sexual practices between men">Sexual practices between men</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sexual_practices_between_women" title="Sexual practices between women">Sexual practices between women</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:An_ottoman_miniature_from_the_book_Sawaqub_al-Manaquib_depicting_Homosexuality.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/An_ottoman_miniature_from_the_book_Sawaqub_al-Manaquib_depicting_Homosexuality.jpg/200px-An_ottoman_miniature_from_the_book_Sawaqub_al-Manaquib_depicting_Homosexuality.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/An_ottoman_miniature_from_the_book_Sawaqub_al-Manaquib_depicting_Homosexuality.jpg/300px-An_ottoman_miniature_from_the_book_Sawaqub_al-Manaquib_depicting_Homosexuality.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/An_ottoman_miniature_from_the_book_Sawaqub_al-Manaquib_depicting_Homosexuality.jpg/400px-An_ottoman_miniature_from_the_book_Sawaqub_al-Manaquib_depicting_Homosexuality.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="445" /></a><figcaption>An Ottoman miniature from the book <i>Sawaqub al-Manaquib</i> depicting two men engaged in sexual activity</figcaption></figure> <p>Homosexuality is the romantic or sexual attraction to the same sex. People with a homosexual orientation can express their sexuality in a variety of ways, and may or may not express it in their behaviors.<sup id="cite_ref-APAHelp_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APAHelp-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Research indicates that many gay men and lesbians want, and succeed in having, committed and durable relationships. For example, survey data indicate that between 40% and 60% of gay men and between 45% and 80% of lesbians are currently involved in a romantic relationship.<sup id="cite_ref-WhatIsNature_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WhatIsNature-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is possible for a person whose sexual identity is mainly heterosexual to engage in sexual acts with people of the same sex. Gay and lesbian people who pretend to be heterosexual are often referred to as being <a href="/wiki/Closeted" title="Closeted">closeted</a> (hiding their sexuality in "the closet"). "Closet case" is a derogatory term used to refer to people who hide their sexuality. Making that orientation public can be called "<a href="/wiki/Coming_out_of_the_closet" class="mw-redirect" title="Coming out of the closet">coming out of the closet</a>" in the case of voluntary disclosure or "<a href="/wiki/Outing" title="Outing">outing</a>" in the case of disclosure by others against the subject's wishes (or without their knowledge). Among some communities (called "men on the DL" or "<a href="/wiki/Down-low_(sexual_slang)" title="Down-low (sexual slang)">down-low</a>"), same-sex sexual behavior is sometimes viewed as solely for physical pleasure. <a href="/wiki/Men_who_have_sex_with_men" title="Men who have sex with men">Men who have sex with men</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Women_who_have_sex_with_women" title="Women who have sex with women">women who have sex with women</a>, or men on the "down-low" may engage in sex acts with members of the same sex while continuing sexual and romantic relationships with the opposite sex. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1925_Wegener_Les_Delassements_dEros_09_anagoria.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/1925_Wegener_Les_Delassements_dEros_09_anagoria.JPG/200px-1925_Wegener_Les_Delassements_dEros_09_anagoria.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/1925_Wegener_Les_Delassements_dEros_09_anagoria.JPG/300px-1925_Wegener_Les_Delassements_dEros_09_anagoria.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/1925_Wegener_Les_Delassements_dEros_09_anagoria.JPG/400px-1925_Wegener_Les_Delassements_dEros_09_anagoria.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>A 1925 <a href="/wiki/Gerda_Wegener" title="Gerda Wegener">Gerda Wegener</a> painting, <i>Les delassements d'Eros</i>, depicting two women engaged in sexual activity</figcaption></figure> <p>People who engage exclusively in same-sex sexual practices may not identify themselves as gay or lesbian. In sex-segregated environments, individuals may seek relationships with others of their own gender (known as <a href="/wiki/Situational_homosexuality" class="mw-redirect" title="Situational homosexuality">situational homosexuality</a>). In other cases, some people may experiment or explore their sexuality with same (or different) sex sexual activity before defining their <a href="/wiki/Sexual_identity" title="Sexual identity">sexual identity</a>. Despite stereotypes and common misconceptions, there are no forms of sexual acts exclusive to same-sex sexual behavior that cannot also be found in opposite-sex sexual behavior, except those involving the meeting of the genitalia between same-sex partners – <a href="/wiki/Tribadism" title="Tribadism">tribadism</a> (generally <a href="/wiki/Vulva" title="Vulva">vulva</a>-to-vulva rubbing) and <a href="/wiki/Frot" title="Frot">frot</a> (generally <a href="/wiki/Human_penis" title="Human penis">penis</a>-to-penis rubbing). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bisexuality_and_pansexuality">Bisexuality and pansexuality</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Bisexuality" title="Bisexuality">Bisexuality</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pansexuality" title="Pansexuality">Pansexuality</a></div> <p>People who have a romantic or sexual attraction to both sexes are referred to as bisexual.<sup id="cite_ref-apahelp_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apahelp-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-glaad_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-glaad-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> People who have a distinct but not exclusive preference for one sex/gender over the other may also identify themselves as bisexual.<sup id="cite_ref-Rosario_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rosario-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like gay and lesbian individuals, bisexual people who pretend to be heterosexual are often referred to as being <a href="/wiki/Closeted" title="Closeted">closeted</a>. </p><p>Pansexuality (also referred to as omnisexuality)<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> may or may not be subsumed under bisexuality, with some sources stating that bisexuality encompasses sexual or romantic attraction to all <a href="/wiki/Gender_identity" title="Gender identity">gender identities</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bisexuality_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bisexuality-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Soble_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Soble-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pansexuality is characterized by the potential for <a href="/wiki/Aesthetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Aesthetic">aesthetic</a> attraction, <a href="/wiki/Romantic_love" class="mw-redirect" title="Romantic love">romantic love</a>, or sexual desire towards people without regard for their gender identity or <a href="/wiki/Sex" title="Sex">biological sex</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some pansexuals suggest that they are <a href="/wiki/Gender-blind" title="Gender-blind">gender-blind</a>; that gender and sex are insignificant or irrelevant in determining whether they will be sexually attracted to others.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As defined in the <i><a href="/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a>,</i> pansexuality "encompasses all kinds of sexuality; not limited or inhibited in sexual choice with regards to gender or practice".<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Avoidance_of_inbreeding">Avoidance of inbreeding</h3></div> <p>Although the main adaptive function of human sexual activity is reproduction, human sexual activity also includes the adaptive constraint of avoiding close <a href="/wiki/Inbreeding" title="Inbreeding">inbreeding</a>, since inbreeding can have deleterious effects on progeny. Charles Darwin, who was married to his first cousin Emma Wedgwood, considered that the ill health that plagued his family was a consequence of inbreeding.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In general, inbreeding between individuals who are closely genetically related leads to the expression of deleterious recessive <a href="/wiki/Mutation" title="Mutation">mutations</a>. The avoidance of inbreeding as a constraint on human sexual activity is apparent in the near universal cultural inhibitions in human societies of sexual activity between closely related individuals.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Human <a href="/wiki/Outcrossing" title="Outcrossing">outcrossing</a> sexual activity provides the adaptive benefit of the masking of expression of deleterious recessive mutations.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_social_aspects">Other social aspects</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_attitudes">General attitudes</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Alex_Comfort" title="Alex Comfort">Alex Comfort</a> and others propose three potential social aspects of sexual intercourse in humans, which are not mutually exclusive: reproductive, relational, and recreational.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The development of <a href="/wiki/Combined_oral_contraceptive_pill" title="Combined oral contraceptive pill">the contraceptive pill</a> and other highly effective forms of <a href="/wiki/Contraception" class="mw-redirect" title="Contraception">contraception</a> in the mid- and late 20th century has increased people's ability to segregate these three functions, which still overlap a great deal and in complex patterns. For example: A fertile couple may have intercourse while using contraception to experience sexual pleasure (recreational) and also as a means of emotional intimacy (relational), thus deepening their bonding, making their relationship more stable and more capable of sustaining children in the future (deferred reproductive). This same couple may emphasize different aspects of intercourse on different occasions, being playful during one episode of intercourse (recreational), experiencing deep emotional connection on another occasion (relational), and later, after discontinuing contraception, seeking to achieve pregnancy (reproductive, or more likely reproductive and relational).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religious_and_ethical">Religious and ethical</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Sexual_morality" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexual morality">Sexual morality</a>, <a href="/wiki/Religion_and_sexuality" title="Religion and sexuality">Religion and sexuality</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Norm_(sociology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Norm (sociology)">Norm (sociology)</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG/200px-Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG/300px-Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG/400px-Khajuraho-Lakshmana_Temple_erotic_detal1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1712" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2_Erotic_Kama_statues_of_Khajuraho_Hindu_Temple_de_Lakshmana_Khajur%C3%A2ho_India_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2_Erotic_Kama_statues_of_Khajuraho_Hindu_Temple_de_Lakshmana_Khajur%C3%A2ho_India_2013.jpg/200px-2_Erotic_Kama_statues_of_Khajuraho_Hindu_Temple_de_Lakshmana_Khajur%C3%A2ho_India_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2_Erotic_Kama_statues_of_Khajuraho_Hindu_Temple_de_Lakshmana_Khajur%C3%A2ho_India_2013.jpg/300px-2_Erotic_Kama_statues_of_Khajuraho_Hindu_Temple_de_Lakshmana_Khajur%C3%A2ho_India_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2_Erotic_Kama_statues_of_Khajuraho_Hindu_Temple_de_Lakshmana_Khajur%C3%A2ho_India_2013.jpg/400px-2_Erotic_Kama_statues_of_Khajuraho_Hindu_Temple_de_Lakshmana_Khajur%C3%A2ho_India_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="898" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments" title="Khajuraho Group of Monuments">Khajuraho Hindu and Jain temple complex</a> is famous for erotic arts.</div></div></div></div> <p>Human sexual activity is generally influenced by social rules that are culturally specific and vary widely.<sup id="cite_ref-EUAB_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUAB-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sexual ethics, morals, and norms relate to issues including deception/honesty, legality, <a href="/wiki/Fidelity" title="Fidelity">fidelity</a> and consent. Some activities, known as <a href="/wiki/Sex_and_the_law" title="Sex and the law">sex crimes</a> in some locations, are illegal in some jurisdictions, including those conducted between (or among) consenting and competent adults (examples include <a href="/wiki/Sodomy_law" title="Sodomy law">sodomy law</a> and adult-adult <a href="/wiki/Incest" title="Incest">incest</a>). </p><p>Some people who are in a relationship but want to hide polygamous activity (possibly of opposite sexual orientation) from their partner, may solicit consensual sexual activity with others through personal contacts, <a href="/wiki/Online_chat_room" class="mw-redirect" title="Online chat room">online chat rooms</a>, or, advertising in select media. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Swinging_(sexual_practice)" title="Swinging (sexual practice)">Swinging</a> involves singles or partners in a <a href="/wiki/Committed_relationship" title="Committed relationship">committed relationship</a> engaging in sexual activities with others as a <a href="/wiki/Recreational_sex" class="mw-redirect" title="Recreational sex">recreational</a> or social activity.<sup id="cite_ref-MATF_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MATF-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The increasing popularity of swinging is regarded by some as arising from the upsurge in sexual activity during the <a href="/wiki/Sexual_revolution" title="Sexual revolution">sexual revolution</a> of the 1960s. </p><p>Some people engage in various sexual activities as a business transaction. When this involves having sex with, or performing certain actual sexual acts for another person in exchange for money or something of value, it is called prostitution. Other aspects of the <a href="/wiki/Sex_industry" title="Sex industry">adult industry</a> include <a href="/wiki/Phone_sex" title="Phone sex">phone sex</a> operators, <a href="/wiki/Strip_club" title="Strip club">strip clubs</a>, and pornography. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gender_roles_and_the_expression_of_sexuality">Gender roles and the expression of sexuality</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Sexual_identity" title="Sexual identity">Sexual identity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gender_identity" title="Gender identity">Gender identity</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gender_roles" class="mw-redirect" title="Gender roles">Gender roles</a></div> <p>Social <a href="/wiki/Gender_roles" class="mw-redirect" title="Gender roles">gender roles</a> can influence sexual behavior as well as the reaction of individuals and communities to certain incidents; the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> states that, "Sexual violence is also more likely to occur where beliefs in male sexual entitlement are strong, where gender roles are more rigid, and in countries experiencing high rates of other types of violence."<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some societies, such as those where the concepts of <a href="/wiki/Family_honor" title="Family honor">family honor</a> and female <a href="/wiki/Chastity" title="Chastity">chastity</a> are very strong, may practice violent control of female sexuality, through practices such as <a href="/wiki/Honor_killings" class="mw-redirect" title="Honor killings">honor killings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation" title="Female genital mutilation">female genital mutilation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The relation between <a href="/wiki/Gender_equality" title="Gender equality">gender equality</a> and sexual expression is recognized, and promotion of equity between men and women is crucial for attaining <a href="/wiki/Sexual_health" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexual health">sexual</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_health" class="mw-redirect" title="Reproductive health">reproductive health</a>, as stated by the UN <a href="/wiki/International_Conference_on_Population_and_Development" title="International Conference on Population and Development">International Conference on Population and Development</a> Program of Action:<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>"Human sexuality and gender relations are closely interrelated and together affect the ability of men and women to achieve and maintain sexual health and manage their reproductive lives. Equal relationships between men and women in matters of sexual relations and reproduction, including full respect for the physical integrity of the human body, require mutual respect and willingness to accept responsibility for the consequences of sexual behaviour. Responsible sexual behaviour, sensitivity and equity in gender relations, particularly when instilled during the formative years, enhance and promote respectful and harmonious partnerships between men and women."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="BDSM">BDSM</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/BDSM" title="BDSM">BDSM</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Man_Cuffed_to_Bedrail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Man_Cuffed_to_Bedrail.jpg/200px-Man_Cuffed_to_Bedrail.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Man_Cuffed_to_Bedrail.jpg/300px-Man_Cuffed_to_Bedrail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Man_Cuffed_to_Bedrail.jpg/400px-Man_Cuffed_to_Bedrail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="948" data-file-height="1132" /></a><figcaption>A man handcuffed to a bed and blindfolded</figcaption></figure> <p>BDSM is a variety of <a href="/wiki/Eroticism" title="Eroticism">erotic</a> practices or <a href="/wiki/Sexual_roleplay" title="Sexual roleplay">roleplaying</a> involving <a href="/wiki/Bondage_(BDSM)" title="Bondage (BDSM)">bondage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominance_and_submission" title="Dominance and submission">dominance and submission</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sadomasochism" title="Sadomasochism">sadomasochism</a>, and other interpersonal dynamics.<sup id="cite_ref-MATF_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MATF-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged in by people who do not consider themselves as practicing BDSM, inclusion in the BDSM community or subculture usually being dependent on <a href="/wiki/Self-identification" class="mw-redirect" title="Self-identification">self-identification</a> and shared experience.<sup id="cite_ref-ETFS_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ETFS-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BDSM communities generally welcome anyone with a non-normative streak who identifies with the community; this may include <a href="/wiki/Cross-dresser" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross-dresser">cross-dressers</a>, extreme <a href="/wiki/Body_modification" title="Body modification">body modification</a> enthusiasts, <a href="/wiki/Animal_roleplay" title="Animal roleplay">animal players</a>, latex or <a href="/wiki/Rubber_fetishism" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubber fetishism">rubber aficionados</a>, and others. </p><p>B/D (bondage and discipline) is a part of BDSM. Bondage includes the restraint of the body or mind.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> D/s means "Dominant and submissive". A Dominant is one who takes control of a person who wishes to surrender control and a submissive is one who surrenders control to a person who wishes to take control.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> S/M (sadism and masochism) is the other part of BDSM. A sadist is an individual who takes pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others and a masochist is an individual who takes pleasure from their own pain or humiliation.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike the usual "power neutral" relationships and play styles commonly followed by couples, activities and relationships within a BDSM context are often characterized by the participants' taking on complementary, but unequal roles; thus, the idea of <a href="/wiki/Informed_consent" title="Informed consent">informed consent</a> of both the partners becomes essential. Participants who exert dominance (sexual or otherwise) over their partners are known as Dominants or <a href="/wiki/Top_(BDSM)" class="mw-redirect" title="Top (BDSM)">Tops</a>, while participants who take the passive, receiving, or obedient role are known as submissives or <a href="/wiki/Bottom_(BDSM)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bottom (BDSM)">bottoms</a>. </p><p>These terms are sometimes shortened so that a dominant person may be referred to as a "Dom" (a woman may choose to use the feminine "Domme") and a submissive may be referred to as a "sub". Individuals who can change between Top/Dominant and bottom/submissive roles – whether from relationship to relationship or within a given relationship – are known as <i>switches</i>. The precise definition of roles and self-identification is a common subject of debate within the community.<sup id="cite_ref-Terms_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Terms-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2013 study, researchers stated that BDSM is a sexual act where participants play role games, use restraint, use power exchange, use suppression and pain is sometimes involved depending on individual(s).<sup id="cite_ref-:2_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The study serves to challenge the widespread notion that BDSM could be in some way linked to <a href="/wiki/Psychopathology" title="Psychopathology">psychopathology</a>. According to the findings, one who participates in BDSM may have greater strength socially and mentally as well as greater independence than those who do not practice BDSM.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It suggests that people who participate in BDSM play have higher subjective well-being, and that this might be due to the fact that BDSM play requires extensive communication. Before any act occurs, the partners must discuss their agreement of their relationship. They discuss how long the play will last, the intensity, their actions, what each participant needs or desires, and what, if any, sexual activities may be included. All acts must be consensual and pleasurable to both parties.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_68-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 2015 study, interviewed BDSM participants have mentioned that the activities have helped to create higher levels of connection, intimacy, trust and communication between partners.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The study suggests that Dominants and submissives exchange control for each other's pleasure and to satisfy a need. The participants have remarked that they enjoy pleasing their partner in any way they can and many surveyed have felt that this is one of the best things about BDSM. It gives a submissive pleasure to do things in general for their Dominant while a Dominant enjoys making their encounters all about their submissive and enjoy doing things that makes their submissive happy. The findings indicate that the surveyed submissives and Dominants found BDSM makes play more pleasurable and fun. The participants have also mentioned improvements in their personal growth, romantic relationships, sense of community and self, the dominant's confidence, and their coping with everyday things by giving them a psychological release.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sex_and_the_law" title="Sex and the law">Sex and the law</a></div> <p>There are many laws and social customs which prohibit, or in some way affect sexual activities. These laws and customs vary from country to country, and have varied over time. They cover, for example, a prohibition to non-consensual sex, to sex outside marriage, to sexual activity in public, besides many others. Many of these restrictions are non-controversial, but some have been the subject of public debate. </p><p>Most societies consider it a serious crime to force someone to engage in sexual acts or to engage in sexual activity with someone who does not consent. This is called <a href="/wiki/Sexual_assault" title="Sexual assault">sexual assault</a>, and if sexual penetration occurs it is called rape, the most serious kind of sexual assault. The details of this distinction may vary among different legal jurisdictions. Also, what constitutes effective consent in sexual matters varies from culture to culture and is frequently debated. Laws regulating the minimum age at which a person can consent to have sex (<a href="/wiki/Age_of_consent" title="Age of consent">age of consent</a>) are frequently the subject of debate, as is <a href="/wiki/Adolescent_sexual_behavior" class="mw-redirect" title="Adolescent sexual behavior">adolescent sexual behavior</a> in general. Some societies have forced marriage, where consent may not be required. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Same-sex_laws">Same-sex laws</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_by_country_or_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights by country or territory">LGBT rights by country or territory</a></div> <p>Many locales have laws that limit or prohibit <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_relationship" title="Same-sex relationship">same-sex sexual activity</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sex_outside_marriage">Sex outside marriage</h3></div> <p>In the West, <a href="/wiki/Fornication" title="Fornication">sex before marriage</a> is not illegal. There are social taboos and many religions condemn pre-marital sex. In many Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afghanistan,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-travel.state.gov_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-travel.state.gov-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Iran,<sup id="cite_ref-travel.state.gov_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-travel.state.gov-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kuwait,<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maldives,<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Morocco,<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oman,<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mauritania,<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> United Arab Emirates,<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sudan,<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Yemen,<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> any form of sexual activity outside marriage is illegal. Those found guilty, especially women, may be forced to wed the sexual partner, may be publicly beaten, or may be stoned to death.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In many African and native tribes, sexual activity is not viewed as a privilege or right of a married couple, but rather as the unification of bodies and is thus not frowned upon.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other studies have analyzed the changing attitudes about sex that American adolescents have outside marriage. Adolescents were asked how they felt about oral and vaginal sex in relation to their health, social, and emotional well-being. Overall, teenagers felt that oral sex was viewed as more socially positive amongst their demographic.<sup id="cite_ref-Halpern-Feisher,_B.L._2005_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Halpern-Feisher,_B.L._2005-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Results stated that teenagers believed that oral sex for dating and non-dating adolescents was less threatening to their overall values and beliefs than vaginal sex was.<sup id="cite_ref-Halpern-Feisher,_B.L._2005_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Halpern-Feisher,_B.L._2005-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When asked, teenagers who participated in the research viewed oral sex as more acceptable to their peers, and their personal values than vaginal sex.<sup id="cite_ref-Halpern-Feisher,_B.L._2005_84-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Halpern-Feisher,_B.L._2005-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minimum_age_of_sexual_activity_(age_of_consent)"><span id="Minimum_age_of_sexual_activity_.28age_of_consent.29"></span>Minimum age of sexual activity (age of consent)</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Age_of_consent" title="Age of consent">Age of consent</a></div> <p>The laws of each jurisdiction set the minimum age at which a young person is allowed to engage in sexual activity.<sup id="cite_ref-waites_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waites-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This <a href="/wiki/Age_of_consent" title="Age of consent">age of consent</a> is typically between 14 and 18 years, but laws vary. In many jurisdictions, age of consent is a person's mental or functional age.<sup id="cite_ref-kopple-wolf1_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kopple-wolf1-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-supremecourt1999_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-supremecourt1999-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lawphil1_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lawphil1-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, those above the set age of consent may still be considered unable to legally consent due to mental immaturity.<sup id="cite_ref-kopple-wolf1_86-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kopple-wolf1-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-supremecourt1999_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-supremecourt1999-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lawphil1_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lawphil1-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many jurisdictions regard any sexual activity by an adult involving a child as <a href="/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse" title="Child sexual abuse">child sexual abuse</a>. </p><p>Age of consent may vary by the type of sexual act, the sex of the actors, or other restrictions such as abuse of a <a href="/wiki/Position_of_trust" title="Position of trust">position of trust</a>. Some jurisdictions also make allowances for young people engaged in sexual acts with each other.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incestuous_relationships">Incestuous relationships</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Legality_of_incest" title="Legality of incest">Legality of incest</a></div> <p>Most jurisdictions prohibit sexual activity between certain close relatives. These laws vary to some extent; such acts are called <a href="/wiki/Incest" title="Incest">incestuous</a>. </p><p>Incest laws may involve restrictions on <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">marriage</a> rights, which also vary between jurisdictions. When incest involves an adult and a child, it is considered to be a form of <a href="/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse" title="Child sexual abuse">child sexual abuse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Levesque_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levesque-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UNchildren_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNchildren-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sexual_abuse">Sexual abuse</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Sexual_abuse" title="Sexual abuse">Sexual abuse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rape" title="Rape">Rape</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sexual_assault" title="Sexual assault">Sexual assault</a></div> <p>Non-consensual sexual activity or subjecting an unwilling person to witnessing a sexual activity are forms of <a href="/wiki/Sexual_abuse" title="Sexual abuse">sexual abuse</a>, as well as (in many countries) certain non-consensual paraphilias such as <a href="/wiki/Frotteurism" title="Frotteurism">frotteurism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telephone_scatophilia" class="mw-redirect" title="Telephone scatophilia">telephone scatophilia</a> (indecent phonecalls), and non-consensual <a href="/wiki/Exhibitionism" title="Exhibitionism">exhibitionism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Voyeurism" title="Voyeurism">voyeurism</a> (known as "<a href="/wiki/Indecent_exposure" title="Indecent exposure">indecent exposure</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Voyeurism" title="Voyeurism">peeping tom</a>" respectively).<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prostitution_and_survival_sex">Prostitution and survival sex</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Prostitution" title="Prostitution">Prostitution</a></div> <p>People sometimes exchange sex for money or access to other resources. Work takes place under many varied circumstances. The person who receives payment for sexual services is known as a prostitute and the person who receives such services is referred to by a multitude of terms, such as being a <a href="/wiki/Client_(prostitution)" title="Client (prostitution)">client</a>. Prostitution is one of the branches of the <a href="/wiki/Sex_industry" title="Sex industry">sex industry</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Prostitution_and_the_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Prostitution and the law">legal status of prostitution</a> varies from <a href="/wiki/Prostitution_by_country" class="mw-redirect" title="Prostitution by country">country to country</a>, from being a punishable crime to a regulated profession. Estimates place the annual revenue generated from the global prostitution industry to be over $100 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prostitution is sometimes referred to as "the world's oldest profession".<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prostitution may be a voluntary individual activity or facilitated or <a href="/wiki/Forced_prostitution" title="Forced prostitution">forced</a> by <a href="/wiki/Pimp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pimp">pimps</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Survival_sex" title="Survival sex">Survival sex</a> is a form of prostitution engaged in by people in need, usually when <a href="/wiki/Homeless" class="mw-redirect" title="Homeless">homeless</a> or otherwise disadvantaged people trade sex for food, a place to sleep, or other <a href="/wiki/Basic_needs" title="Basic needs">basic needs</a>, or for <a href="/wiki/Recreational_drug_use" title="Recreational drug use">drugs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term is used by <a href="/wiki/Sex_trade" class="mw-redirect" title="Sex trade">sex trade</a> and poverty researchers and <a href="/wiki/Aid_workers" class="mw-redirect" title="Aid workers">aid workers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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McFarland. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/streetkidslivesr00flow/page/n118">110</a>–112. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-4137-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-4137-2"><bdi>978-0-7864-4137-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Street+kids%3A+the+lives+of+runaway+and+thrownaway+teens&rft.pages=110-112&rft.pub=McFarland&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-7864-4137-2&rft.aulast=Flowers&rft.aufirst=R.+Barri&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fstreetkidslivesr00flow&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHuman+sexual+activity" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHope_Ditmore2010" class="citation book cs1">Hope Ditmore, Melissa (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/Prostitution-Historical-Controversial-America-ebook/dp/B004H0O9R4"><i>Prostitution and Sex Work (Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America)</i></a>. Greenwood. p. 4. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-313-36289-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-313-36289-7"><bdi>978-0-313-36289-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Prostitution+and+Sex+Work+%28Historical+Guides+to+Controversial+Issues+in+America%29&rft.pages=4&rft.pub=Greenwood&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-313-36289-7&rft.aulast=Hope+Ditmore&rft.aufirst=Melissa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FProstitution-Historical-Controversial-America-ebook%2Fdp%2FB004H0O9R4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHuman+sexual+activity" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-99"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-99">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKellyBreslin2010" class="citation book cs1">Kelly, Sanja; Breslin, Julia (2010). <span class="id-lock-limited" title="Free access subject to limited trial, subscription normally required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/womensrightsmidd00kell"><i>Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance (Freedom in the World)</i></a></span>. 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title="Matha">Hindu monasticism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jain_monasticism" title="Jain monasticism">Jain monasticism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taoist_sexual_practices" title="Taoist sexual practices">Daoism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_sexual_jurisprudence" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic sexual jurisprudence">Islam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judaism_and_sexuality" title="Judaism and sexuality">Judaism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_and_LGBT_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Religion and LGBT people">LGBT people</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT-affirming_religious_groups" title="LGBT-affirming religious groups">LGBT-affirming religious groups</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexuality_and_Mormonism" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexuality and Mormonism">Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_prostitution" title="Sacred prostitution">Sacred prostitution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_prostitution_in_ancient_Greece" title="Sacred prostitution in ancient Greece">Ancient Greece</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thelema" title="Thelema">Thelema</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sex_magic" title="Sex magic">Sex magic</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bisexuality_symbol_(bold,_color).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bisexuality_symbol_%28bold%2C_color%29.svg/16px-Bisexuality_symbol_%28bold%2C_color%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bisexuality_symbol_%28bold%2C_color%29.svg/24px-Bisexuality_symbol_%28bold%2C_color%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bisexuality_symbol_%28bold%2C_color%29.svg/32px-Bisexuality_symbol_%28bold%2C_color%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="25" 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title="Sexual capital">Sexual capital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_ethics" title="Sexual ethics">Sexual ethics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_frustration" title="Sexual frustration">Sexual frustration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sociosexuality" title="Sociosexuality">Sociosexuality</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Human_female_sexuality" title="Human female sexuality">Human female sexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_male_sexuality" title="Human male sexuality">Human male sexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Right_to_sexuality" title="Right to sexuality">Right to sexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexecology" title="Sexecology">Sexecology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_addiction" title="Sexual addiction">Sexual addiction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_and_reproductive_health_and_rights" title="Sexual and reproductive health and rights">Sexual and reproductive health and rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_Addicts_Anonymous" title="Sex Addicts Anonymous">Sex Addicts Anonymous</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_jealousy" title="Sexual jealousy">Sexual jealousy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_norm" title="Sexual norm">Sexual norm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex-positive_feminism" title="Sex-positive feminism">Sex-positive feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex-positive_movement" title="Sex-positive movement">Sex-positive movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_revolution" title="Sexual revolution">Sexual revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_surrogate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexual surrogate">Sexual surrogate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_v._Georgia" title="Stanley v. Georgia">Stanley v. Georgia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Evolutionary_psychology" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Evolutionary_psychology" title="Template:Evolutionary psychology"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adaptationism" title="Adaptationism">Adaptationism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cognitive_revolution" title="Cognitive revolution">Cognitive revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cognitivism_(psychology)" title="Cognitivism (psychology)">Cognitivism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene-centered_view_of_evolution" title="Gene-centered view of evolution">Gene selection theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_synthesis_(20th_century)" title="Modern synthesis (20th century)">Modern synthesis</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_evolutionary_psychology" title="Criticism of evolutionary psychology">Criticism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Human_evolution" title="Human evolution">Evolutionary<br />processes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Psychological_adaptation" title="Psychological adaptation">Adaptations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altruism_(biology)" title="Altruism (biology)">Altruism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cheating_(biology)" title="Cheating (biology)">Cheating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamiltonian_spite" title="Hamiltonian spite">Hamiltonian spite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reciprocal_altruism_in_humans" title="Reciprocal altruism in humans">Reciprocal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldwin_effect" title="Baldwin effect">Baldwin effect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spandrel_(biology)" title="Spandrel (biology)">By-products</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionarily_stable_strategy" title="Evolutionarily stable strategy">Evolutionarily stable strategy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exaptation" title="Exaptation">Exaptation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitness_(biology)" title="Fitness (biology)">Fitness</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inclusive_fitness_in_humans" title="Inclusive fitness in humans">Inclusive</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kin_selection" title="Kin selection">Kin selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_mismatch" title="Evolutionary mismatch">Mismatch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_selection" title="Natural selection">Natural selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parental_investment" title="Parental investment">Parental investment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parent%E2%80%93offspring_conflict" title="Parent–offspring conflict">Parent–offspring conflict</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_selection_in_humans" title="Sexual selection in humans">Sexual selection</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Costly_signaling_theory_in_evolutionary_psychology" title="Costly signaling theory in evolutionary psychology">Costly signaling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Male_intrasexual_competition" title="Male intrasexual competition">Male</a>/<a href="/wiki/Female_intrasexual_competition" title="Female intrasexual competition">female intrasexual competition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mate_choice" title="Mate choice">Mate choice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_dimorphism" title="Sexual dimorphism">Sexual dimorphism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_selection" title="Social selection">Social selection</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;">Areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_cognition" title="Evolution of cognition">Cognition</a> /<br /><a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_emotion" title="Evolution of emotion">Emotion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Affect_(psychology)" title="Affect (psychology)">Affect</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Affect_display" title="Affect display">Display</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Display_rules" title="Display rules">Display rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Facial_expression" title="Facial expression">Facial expression</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Behavioral_modernity" title="Behavioral modernity">Behavioral modernity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cognitive_module" title="Cognitive module">Cognitive module</a>/<a href="/wiki/Modularity_of_mind" title="Modularity of mind">modularity of mind</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Automatic_and_controlled_processes" title="Automatic and controlled processes">Automatic and controlled processes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Computational_theory_of_mind" title="Computational theory of mind">Computational theory of mind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domain-general_learning" title="Domain-general learning">Domain generality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domain_specificity" title="Domain specificity">Domain specificity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dual_process_theory" title="Dual process theory">Dual process theory</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cognitive_tradeoff_hypothesis" title="Cognitive tradeoff hypothesis">Cognitive tradeoff hypothesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_the_brain" title="Evolution of the brain">Evolution of the brain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_nervous_systems" title="Evolution of nervous systems">Evolution of nervous systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response" title="Fight-or-flight response">Fight-or-flight response</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arachnophobia" title="Arachnophobia">Arachnophobia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fear_of_falling" title="Fear of falling">Basophobia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ophidiophobia" title="Ophidiophobia">Ophidiophobia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folk_biology" title="Folk biology">Folk biology</a>/<a href="/wiki/Folk_taxonomy" title="Folk taxonomy">taxonomy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folk_psychology" title="Folk psychology">Folk psychology</a>/<a href="/wiki/Theory_of_mind" title="Theory of mind">theory of mind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_human_intelligence" title="Evolution of human intelligence">Intelligence</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flynn_effect" title="Flynn effect">Flynn effect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wason_selection_task" title="Wason selection task">Wason selection task</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motor_control" title="Motor control">Motor control</a>/<a href="/wiki/Motor_skill" title="Motor skill">skill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_multitasking" title="Human multitasking">Multitasking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuroscience_of_sleep" title="Neuroscience of sleep">Sleep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visual_perception" title="Visual perception">Visual perception</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_color_vision_in_primates" title="Evolution of color vision in primates">Color vision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_the_eye" title="Evolution of the eye">Eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Na%C3%AFve_physics" title="Naïve physics">Naïve physics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology_and_culture" title="Evolutionary psychology and culture">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_aesthetics" title="Evolutionary aesthetics">Aesthetics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Darwinian_literary_studies" title="Darwinian literary studies">Literary criticism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_musicology" title="Evolutionary musicology">Musicology</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_anthropology" title="Evolutionary anthropology">Anthropology</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biological_anthropology" title="Biological anthropology">Biological</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biosocial_criminology" title="Biosocial criminology">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_linguistics" title="Evolutionary linguistics">Language</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Origin_of_language" title="Origin of language">Origin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology_of_language" title="Evolutionary psychology of language">Psychology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Origin_of_speech" title="Origin of speech">Speech</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_morality" title="Evolution of morality">Morality</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moral_foundations_theory" title="Moral foundations theory">Moral foundations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology_of_religion" title="Evolutionary psychology of religion">Religion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_origin_of_religions" class="mw-redirect" title="Evolutionary origin of religions">Origin</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_universal" title="Cultural universal">Universals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_developmental_psychology" title="Evolutionary developmental psychology">Development</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attachment_theory" title="Attachment theory">Attachment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_bonding" title="Human bonding">Bonding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Affectional_bond" title="Affectional bond">Affectional</a>/<a href="/wiki/Maternal_bond" title="Maternal bond">maternal</a>/<a href="/wiki/Paternal_bond" title="Paternal bond">paternal bond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maternal_deprivation" title="Maternal deprivation">Caregiver deprivation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attachment_in_children" title="Attachment in children">Childhood attachment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinderella_effect" title="Cinderella effect">Cinderella effect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cognitive_development" title="Cognitive development">Cognitive development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_educational_psychology" title="Evolutionary educational psychology">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Language_acquisition" title="Language acquisition">Language acquisition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Personality_development" title="Personality development">Personality development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialization" title="Socialization">Socialization</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ergonomics" title="Ergonomics">Human factors</a> /<br /><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_psychiatry" title="Evolutionary psychiatry">Mental health</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cognitive_ergonomics" title="Cognitive ergonomics">Cognitive ergonomics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Computer-mediated_communication" title="Computer-mediated communication">Computer-mediated communication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Engineering_psychology" title="Engineering psychology">Engineering psychology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human%E2%80%93computer_interaction" title="Human–computer interaction">Human–computer interaction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_naturalness_theory" title="Media naturalness theory">Media naturalness theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuroergonomics" title="Neuroergonomics">Neuroergonomics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_approaches_to_depression" title="Evolutionary approaches to depression">Depression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_media_use_and_mental_health" title="Digital media use and mental health">Digital media use and mental health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Accident-proneness" title="Accident-proneness">Hypophobia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imprinted_brain_hypothesis" title="Imprinted brain hypothesis">Imprinted brain hypothesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mind-blindness" title="Mind-blindness">Mind-blindness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychological_effects_of_Internet_use" title="Psychological effects of Internet use">Psychological effects of Internet use</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_theory_of_depression" title="Rank theory of depression">Rank theory of depression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_schizophrenia" title="Evolution of schizophrenia">Schizophrenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Screen_time" title="Screen time">Screen time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smartphones_and_pedestrian_safety" title="Smartphones and pedestrian safety">Smartphones and pedestrian safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_aspects_of_television" title="Social aspects of television">Social aspects of television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Societal_impacts_of_cars" title="Societal impacts of cars">Societal impacts of cars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Distracted_driving" title="Distracted driving">Distracted driving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lead%E2%80%93crime_hypothesis" title="Lead–crime hypothesis">Lead–crime hypothesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_phones_and_driving_safety" title="Mobile phones and driving safety">Mobile phones and driving safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texting_while_driving" title="Texting while driving">Texting while driving</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sexology" title="Sexology">Sex</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Activity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attachment_in_adults" title="Attachment in adults">Adult attachment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Age_disparity_in_sexual_relationships" title="Age disparity in sexual relationships">Age disparity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_arousal" title="Sexual arousal">Arousal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concealed_ovulation" title="Concealed ovulation">Concealed ovulation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coolidge_effect" title="Coolidge effect">Coolidge effect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_desire" title="Sexual desire">Desire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_fantasy" title="Sexual fantasy">Fantasy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effects_of_hormones_on_sexual_motivation" title="Effects of hormones on sexual motivation">Hormonal motivation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_jealousy" title="Sexual jealousy">Jealousy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mate_guarding_in_humans" title="Mate guarding in humans">Mate guarding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mating_preferences" title="Mating preferences">Mating preferences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_mating_strategies" title="Human mating strategies">Mating strategies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biology_and_sexual_orientation" title="Biology and sexual orientation">Orientation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovulatory_shift_hypothesis" title="Ovulatory shift hypothesis">Ovulatory shift hypothesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pair_bond" title="Pair bond">Pair bond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physical_attractiveness" title="Physical attractiveness">Physical</a>/<a href="/wiki/Sexual_attraction" title="Sexual attraction">Sexual attraction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_sexuality" title="Human sexuality">Sexuality</a>/<a href="/wiki/Human_male_sexuality" title="Human male sexuality">male</a>/<a href="/wiki/Human_female_sexuality" title="Human female sexuality">female</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexy_son_hypothesis" title="Sexy son hypothesis">Sexy son hypothesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westermarck_effect" title="Westermarck effect">Westermarck effect</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sex_differences_in_psychology" title="Sex differences in psychology">Sex differences</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aggression" title="Aggression">Aggression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_and_gender_differences_in_autism" title="Sex and gender differences in autism">Autism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_differences_in_cognition" title="Sex differences in cognition">Cognition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_differences_in_crime" title="Sex differences in crime">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_division_of_labour" title="Sexual division of labour">Division of labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_differences_in_emotional_intelligence" title="Sex differences in emotional intelligence">Emotional intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empathising%E2%80%93systemising_theory" title="Empathising–systemising theory">Empathising–systemising theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gender_role" title="Gender role">Gender role</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_differences_in_intelligence" title="Sex differences in intelligence">Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_differences_in_memory" title="Sex differences in memory">Memory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mental_disorders_and_gender" title="Mental disorders and gender">Mental health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_differences_in_narcissism" title="Sex differences in narcissism">Narcissism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuroscience_of_sex_differences" title="Neuroscience of sex differences">Neuroscience</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_differences_in_schizophrenia" title="Sex differences in schizophrenia">Schizophrenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Substance_abuse" title="Substance abuse">Substance abuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gender_differences_in_suicide" title="Gender differences in suicide">Suicide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Variability_hypothesis" title="Variability hypothesis">Variability hypothesis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;">Related subjects</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Academic disciplines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Behavioral_economics" title="Behavioral economics">Behavioral</a>/<a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_economics" title="Evolutionary economics">evolutionary economics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Behavioral_epigenetics" title="Behavioral epigenetics">Behavioral epigenetics</a>/<a href="/wiki/Behavioural_genetics" title="Behavioural genetics">genetics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Affective_neuroscience" title="Affective neuroscience">Affective</a>/<a href="/wiki/Behavioral_neuroscience" title="Behavioral neuroscience">behavioral</a>/<a href="/wiki/Cognitive_neuroscience" title="Cognitive neuroscience">cognitive</a>/<a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_neuroscience" title="Evolutionary neuroscience">evolutionary neuroscience</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biocultural_anthropology" title="Biocultural anthropology">Biocultural anthropology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biological_psychiatry" title="Biological psychiatry">Biological psychiatry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cognitive_psychology" title="Cognitive psychology">Cognitive psychology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cognitive_science" title="Cognitive science">Cognitive science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-cultural_psychology" title="Cross-cultural psychology">Cross-cultural psychology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethology" title="Ethology">Ethology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_biology" title="Evolutionary biology">Evolutionary biology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_medicine" title="Evolutionary medicine">Evolutionary medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Functional_psychology" title="Functional psychology">Functional psychology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuropsychology" title="Neuropsychology">Neuropsychology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philosophy_of_mind" title="Philosophy of mind">Philosophy of mind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Population_genetics" title="Population genetics">Population genetics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primatology" title="Primatology">Primatology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sociobiology" title="Sociobiology">Sociobiology</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Research topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_evolution" title="Cultural evolution">Cultural evolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolutionary_epistemology" title="Evolutionary epistemology">Evolutionary epistemology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_ape_language" title="Great ape language">Great ape language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human%E2%80%93animal_communication" title="Human–animal communication">Human–animal communication</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missing_heritability_problem" title="Missing heritability problem">Missing heritability problem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primate_cognition" title="Primate cognition">Primate cognition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unit_of_selection" title="Unit of selection">Unit of selection</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coevolution" title="Coevolution">Coevolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_group_selection" title="Cultural group selection">Cultural group selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dual_inheritance_theory" title="Dual inheritance theory">Dual inheritance theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisher%27s_principle" title="Fisher's principle">Fisher's principle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_selection" title="Group selection">Group selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hologenome_theory_of_evolution" title="Hologenome theory of evolution">Hologenome theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamarckism" title="Lamarckism">Lamarckism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">Population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punctuated_equilibrium" title="Punctuated equilibrium">Punctuated equilibrium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recent_human_evolution" title="Recent human evolution">Recent human evolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">Species</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Species_complex" title="Species complex">Species complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetic_inheritance" title="Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance">Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trivers%E2%80%93Willard_hypothesis" title="Trivers–Willard hypothesis">Trivers–Willard hypothesis</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theoretical positions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_selection_theory" title="Cultural selection theory">Cultural selection theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Determinism" title="Determinism">Determinism</a>/<a href="/wiki/Indeterminism" title="Indeterminism">indeterminism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biological_determinism" title="Biological determinism">Biological determinism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connectionism" title="Connectionism">Connectionism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_determinism" title="Cultural determinism">Cultural determinism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_determinism" title="Environmental determinism">Environmental determinism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nature_versus_nurture" title="Nature versus nurture">Nature versus nurture</a></li> <li><a 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