Sexual - Definition and Overview

Human sexuality is the expression of sexual feelings due to genetic predisposition or one's own personal experimentation. Sexuality can be influenced by hormonal changes in the development of the fetus during pregnancy. Sexuality influences social behavior. Human sexuality can also be understood as part of the social life of humans, governed by implied rules of behavior status in quo. Gender identity (which is more inclusive than sexual identity) can be molded by the social environment to which one is exposed, e.g. an authority figure giving a little boy a toy truck to play with, and a girl a doll. Human physiology makes sexuality possible, but it does not predict sexual behavior or behavior regarded as gender-appropriate in any way.

Sexuality molds the environments in which we live, influencing print, audio and video.

Human sexual choices are usually made using cultural social filters. Some may choose to abstain from sex before marriage because their religious creed goes against such actions. In some Eastern cultures it is acceptable for a man to have many wives, while in Western culture bigamy or polygamy is frowned upon. This summation is made using the cultural filter.

Topics in human sexuality

• Sexual development
  • Child sexuality
  • Puberty
  • Sexuality in older age
• Sexual orientation
  • Physical attractiveness
  • Bisexuality
  • Heterosexuality
  • Homosexuality, Homosexuality and psychology
  • Asexuality
  • Homophobia
• Sex organs
  • Male -- Penis (notably the foreskin and glans), Testicles, Prostate
  • Female -- Vulva (notably the Clitoris), Vagina (notably the Cervix), Uterus, Fallopian tubes, Ovaries
• Male reproductive physiology:
  • Spermatogenesis
  • Erection
  • Ejaculation
• Female reproductive physiology:
  • Menstruation
  • Pregnancy
  • Childbirth
  • Lactation
• Genital modification and mutilation
  • Castration
  • Male circumcision
  • Female circumcision
  • Foreskin restoration
• Related medical fields
  • Andrology
  • Endocrinology
  • Gynaecology
  • Obstetrics
  • Urology
• Sexual behavior
  • Opposite-Gender sexual practices
  • Same-Gender sexual practices
  • Sexual arousal
  • Masturbation
  • Sexual intercourse
  • Oral sex
  • Anal sex, anal masturbation
  • Group sex
  • Cyber sex
  • Fisting and handballing
  • Exhibitionism and Voyeurism
  • Frottage
  • Tribadism
  • Dirty Talk
• Sexually transmitted diseases
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(AIDS) — Caused by HIV
  • Herpes
  • Syphilis
  • Gonorrhea
  • Genital warts
• Sexology
  • Eroticism
  • Paraphilias and fetishes (Some may be considered sex crimes in various jurisdictions)
  • S&M
  • BDSM
  • Erotic spanking
  • Bondage
  • Swinging

• Socio-cultural aspects.
  • Erotica
  • Pederasty
  • Pornography
  • Prostitution
  • Sex in Advertising
  • Sexual morality

• Sex crimes
  • Rape or sexual assault
  • Sexual harassment
  • Sexual abuse or molestation
  • Child pornography
  • Various paraphilias/fetishes (legality varying by jurisdiction)
  • Incest
  • Lust murder
  • Honor killing (in some jurisdictions and circumstances not a crime)

• Other related issues
• Safer sex
• Sex education
• Birth control
• Contraception

See also

abortion, age of consent, sexism, gender and sexuality studies,psychoanalysis gender paradigm, marriage, flirting

External links

• A History of Western Love and Sex From 1300 B.C. to the Twentieth Century (http://www.neo-tech.com/pleasures/history.html)
• History Of Sexuality (http://www.historyofsexuality.com)
• Adolescent Sexuality Guide (http://www.adolescentsexuality.com)