In a species that reproduces sexually, sexual attraction is an attraction, usually, to other members of the same species for sexual or erotic activity. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Reproduction is the Biological process by which new individual Organisms are produced The Evolution of sexual reproduction is a major puzzle The first Fossilized evidence of sexually reproducing Organisms is from Eukaryotes of the Stenian This type of attraction often occurs amongst individuals of a sexually-reproducing species, although in many species it serves no immediate reproductive goal – indeed, some sexual behavior among primates is undertaken as a social activity. Certain aspects of what is sexually attractive to humans may differ amongst particular cultures or regions. Influencing factors may be determined more locally among sub-cultures, across sexual fields, or simply by the preferences of the individual. A sexual field is an arena of social life whereby individuals compete for sexual status These preferences come about as a result of a complex variety of genetic, psychological, and cultural factors. The sexual attraction of one person to another depends on both people. Generally speaking human sexuality is how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings
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Human sexual attractiveness
- See also: Physical attractiveness
Much of human sexual attractiveness is governed by physical attractiveness. This involves the impact one's appearance has on the senses, especially in the beginning of a relationship:
- Visual perception (how the other looks and acts);
- Olfaction (how the other smells, naturally or artificially; the wrong smell may be repellent);
- Audition (how the other's voice and/or movements sound). Senses are the physiological methods of Perception. The senses and their operation classification and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields In Psychology, visual perception is the ability to interpret information from Visible light reaching the Eyes The resulting Perception is also Olfaction (also known as olfactics or smell) refers to the Sense of smell. Sound' is Vibration transmitted through a Solid, Liquid, or Gas; particularly sound means those vibrations composed of Frequencies
Sexual attraction in animals
- See also: Mating system
As with other animals, pheromones may also enter into the picture, though less significantly. In Sociobiology and Behavioural ecology, a mating system is any of the ways in which animal societies are structured in relation to sexual behavior A pheromone (from Greek φέρω phero "to bear" + ‘ορμόνη " Hormone " is a Chemical that triggers a natural Theoretically, the "wrong" pheromone may cause someone to be disliked, even when they would otherwise appear attractive. Frequently a pleasant smelling perfume is used to encourage the member of the opposite sex to more deeply inhale the air surrounding its wearer, increasing the probability that the pheromones from the individual will also be inhaled. Perfume is a mixture of fragrant Essential oils and Aroma compounds Fixatives and Solvents used to give the human body animals objects and living Temperature and layers The temperature of the Earth's atmosphere varies with altitude the mathematical relationship between temperature and altitude varies among five Probability is the likelihood or chance that something is the case or will happen The importance of pheromones in human relationships is probably limited and is widely disputed,[1] although it appears to have some scientific basis. [2]
Other aspects
Many people exhibit high levels of sexual fetishism, and are sexually stimulated by other stimuli not normally associated with sexual arousal. Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the Sexual attraction to materials and objects not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature The degree to which such fetishism exists or has existed in different cultures is controversial.
See also
- Erotic capital
- Human height
- Human physical appearance
- Interpersonal attraction
- Lookism
- Physical attractiveness
- Semiotics of Ideal Beauty
- Sexual arousal
- Sex in advertising
- Sexual dimorphism
- Sexual field
- Sexual selection
- Sex symbol
References
- ^ Will pheromones make you irresistible to the opposite sex?. Erotic capital is power possessed by an Individual as a result of their Sexual attractiveness to others Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". Variations in the physical appearance of humans, known as human looks, are believed by Anthropologists to be an important factor in the development of personality and Interpersonal attraction (known as biological attraction in animals is the attraction between people which leads to Friendships and romantic Lookism is discrimination against or prejudice towards others based on their appearance The notion of a Semiotics of Ideal Beauty examines whether there can ever be an objective Measurement of Beauty or whether the concept Sex in advertising is the use of Sexual attraction as a tool of Persuasion to draw interest to a particular product, for purpose of Sale Sexual dimorphism is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different Sex in the same Species. A sexual field is an arena of social life whereby individuals compete for sexual status Sexual selection is the Theory proposed by Charles Darwin that states that certain evolutionary traits can be explained by Intraspecific competition A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star The Straight Dope. Retrieved on November 30, 2006.
- ^ First Evidence of a Human Response to Pheromones. ScientificAmerican. com. Retrieved on November 30, 2006.
- 3. On pecularities of Russian sex appeal, see Emil Draitser, Making War, Not Love: Gender and Sexuality in Russian Humor. Emil Draitser is an author and professor of Russian at Hunter College, New York. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. ), pp. 13-32. ISBN 0312221290
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External links
- Sexual Attraction Among Humans
- FaceResearch – Scientific research and online studies on the role of faces in sexual attraction
- Reunions Set Off Sex Urges, Article on sexual attraction among birth relatives sparked by reunion. Often an annual event a family reunion takes place on a specified day each year for the purpose of keeping an Extended family closer together
- Genetic sexual attraction, News report in the Guardian on persons who have had sexual relationships with or sexually attracted to relatives after reunion. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group.
- www.lookism.info deconstruction of attraction and beauty standards
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