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Introduction - What is sexual behavior?
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Current Meanings of the Term
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When we examine the professional language of our own time, we discover that the term "sexual behavior" can have four different basic meanings, depending on the context and the background and scientific interest of the writer:
The term "sexual behavior" can refer to
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1. all actions and responses expressing a person’s gender role (gender role behavior),
2. any behavior involving a "sexual response" of the body (erotic behavior),
3 all actions and responses necessary for fertilization (reproductive behavior),
4. all manifestations of the “life instinct” (life-enhancing behavior).
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