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绪论 - 什么是性行为? |
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性行为当前的含义 2:
性欲行为 |
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人的性欲行为 |
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在人类，性行为的意义从始至终决没有弄清楚过。人类的性反应如所描述的那样，可能足够清楚了，但是性反应的动机和目的可能仍旧完全隐于迷雾之中。我们也许可以用一句流行的话说，此乃“非性而性（sex
for nonsexual ends）”。然而，对于性反应的动机和目的的争论经常议而未决。
毋庸置疑，我们如果撇开性行为的可能意义，单就讨论它本身是毫无裨益的。不偏不倚地使用这个术语能够防止我们主观臆断这个重要问题。因此，性学研究者现在普遍采取了这种研究态度，在他们宣布研究结论之前，会收集研究对象的客观和详细的描述资料。显然，所做的详细解释会涵盖人类性活动的所有类型（自我性刺激、异性性行为、同性性行为和与动物的性接触），但是在解释里并不含有对这些性活动作孰优孰劣之区分。此外，对每一种性活动他们会在详细解释里留有余地。简而言之，上述的详细解释不会把性与生殖等同起来，或者不会把性与任何其它特殊的目标视为同一事物。尽管如此，我们确信至少在人类，性反应常常伴随着强烈的性愉悦。 |
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Introduction - What is sexual behavior? |
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Current Meanings of the Term 2: Erotic Behavior
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Humans
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In human beings, the meaning of sexual behavior is by no means always clear. The sexual response as such may be obvious enough, but its motivation and purpose may remain entirely obscure. Using a popular expression, we may then say that someone uses "sex for nonsexual ends". However, the debate over what these ends are often remains unresolved.
Needless to say, there is an advantage in speaking about sexual behavior without reference to its possible meaning. A neutral usage can protect us from prejudging the issue. Therefore, this usage is now very popular with sex researchers who try to get an objective and detailed description of what someone does before they declare why he does it. Clearly, the definition covers all types of human sexual activity (sexual self-stimulation, heterosexual and homosexual intercourse, and sexual contact with animals), but it does not imply any hierarchical order among them. Moreover, it leaves each of these activities open to interpretation. In short, the above definition does not equate sex with reproduction or any other particular purpose. It merely calls attention to a certain physical response common to a variety of activities. Still, we know that, at least in human beings, this response is often accompanied by strong sensual pleasure.
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