Sexual Practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078307 |
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| Authors | Stef Adriaenssen (0000-0001-9357-6575, KU Leuven, corresponding author), Stef Adriaenssens |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss097.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4320163202 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Sexual practices are those actions people define as sexual, and their relationship to the architecture of society. These practices vary widely between and within societies, and change significantly through time. This variation is due, among other reasons, to different definitions and prescriptions of what is normal sexuality and what not. This is illustrated by the fact that sexual‐romantic kissing is not universal. Nevertheless, the gap between what people do and what societies prescribe can be large. Sociology of sexual practices often focuses on social dimensions of risky behavior related to sexually transmissible infections, such as HIV/AIDS. One such social dimension is the relevance of the networks people are engaged in for sexual opportunities and behavior. The fast‐changing effects of information and communications technology on sexual practices is receiving growing attention among researchers
Condom · Developmental psychology · Dimension (graph theory · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human sexuality · Political science · Relevance (law · Safer sex · Sexual behavior · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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