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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 a product of our high
intelligence and complex societies, rather than being governed by instinct as in most other
animals.
Human sexuality has aspects relating to health, pleasure, and social interactions such as legal and religious taboos.
- Artistic depiction of sex
See also: abortion, Age of consent, sexism, Gender and sexuality studies, gender paradigm, Marriage,
flirting
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