In many archaic and traditional societies, sexuality is imbued with religious significance. Myths and rituals exhibiting overt sexual symbolism are often concerned with fertility, both on a cosmic and human level; they are associated with certain...

Human sexuality encompasses many things. The subject has personal biological implications, social implications, and moral implications. Sexuality involves how people view themselves and behave sexually as well as how their bodies function...

Chinese have long been perceived as prudish about sex, a judgment at odds with the culture’s rich textual history of erotica and pornography, but very strictly in keeping with the administered sexual Puritanism of the Chinese Communist Party....

Sexuality refers to beliefs, practices and feelings regarding sexual behaviour. As such, it encompasses a range of sexually intimate behaviours that include masturbation, kissing, fondling, vaginal intercourse and anal intercourse, as well as related...

Sexuality is often mistakenly equated with sexual activity. In fact, sexuality is multidimensional and composed of gender identity, gender role, hormonal influences, cultural attitudes, life experiences, physical, psychological and moral development,...

Hollway, W. (1984) ‘Women’s power in heterosexual sex’, Womeris Studies International Forum, 7 (1):63–8. Smart, C. (1989) Feminism and the Power ofthe Law, New York: Routledge. Vitellone, N. (2002) ‘Without or with...

Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (2005) Our Bodies, Ourselves, New York: Touchstone/ Simon and Schuster. Laqueur, T.W. (2003) Solitary Sex, New York: Zone Books. See also: sexuality THOMAS...

Sexuality refers to sexual behavior in all sexual organisms. Sexuality can refer to: Autosexuality Bestiality Bisexuality Heterosexuality Homosexuality Human female sexuality Human male sexuality Human sexuality Human sexual behavior Non-human animal...