Traditionally puritanical about sexual matters, Americans have seldom wanted to confront openly the controversial issue of sexuality. Wars, however, by loosening communal bonds and creating new pressures, often have forced Americans to deal with...

Among humans sexual behaviour extends far beyond the mere act of copulation between a male and a female resulting in offspring. An elaborate superstructure has evolved out of the basic facts of female capacity to bear children, and the necessity, until...

Any behaviour that increases sexual excitement and SEXUAL AROUSAL or fulfils sexual desires. Sexual behaviour may be viewed in terms of appetitive responses that increase sexual excitement and bring animals into contact with sexually-relevant stimuli...

After sexual intercourse, every animal is sad. (Roman) Below the navel there is neither religion nor truth. (Italian) The body is excited by infrequent coitus, by frequent it relaxes....

Affinity • Attachment • Bonding • Casual • Cohabitation • Compersion • Concubinage • Courtship • Divorce • Dower, dowry and bride price • Friendship • Family • Husband • Infatuation • Intimacy • Jealousy • Limerence •...

The Heart and Mind in Human Sexual Behavior. By Alan Bell, Ph.D. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 1997, xx+388 pages. Hardcover, $35.00. Reviewed by William Simon, Department of Sociology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-3474. The Heart and Mind in Human Sexual...

Results of research on sexual behavior and mate selection were discussed at the 1997 International Ethological Conference, held in Vienna on Aug 20-27. Desirable males in species in which the male plays a role in child rearing tend to be more selective about breeding....