Human sexuality
Homo sapiens sexuality is primarily a social behavior, learned and shared. Human sexuality can only be understood as part of the social life of humans, governed by the same rules of culture and learning as other behaviors and meanings. In the same way that we cannot speak or walk on two feet without learning how, so too is human sexuality formed by the complex social environment in which we live. Reproduction is one function of sexuality, but only one among many. Human physiology makes sexuality possible, but it does not predict sexual behavior in any way.The complexity of sexual behaviors in humans is produced by our high intelligence and complex societies, rather than being governed by instinct as in most other animals.Many would argue that much human sexual behaviour is driven by a lack of Wisdom.
Human sexuality has aspects relating to health, pleasure, and social interactions such as legal and religious taboos.
- Sexual development
- Sexual preference / Sexual orientation
- Sex organs
- Female sexual physiology:
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- Sexual behavior
- Safer sex
- Sex education
- Birth control
- Contraception
- Eroticism
- Homophobia
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Sexology
- Paraphilias/ Fetish (Some may be considered sex crimes in various jurisdictions)
- S&M
- BDSM
- Erotic spanking
- Bondage
- Swinging
- Artistic depiction of sex
- Prostitution
- Religious and cultural views of sexual morality.
- Sex crime
- Rape or sexual assualt
- Sexual harassment
- Child sexual abuse or molestation
- Child pornography
- Various Paraphilias/Fetishes, depending on the jurisdiction.
- Incest
- Lust murder