Sexual attraction

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Modèle:Pp-semi-vandalism In a species that reproduces sexually, sexual attraction is an attraction to other members of the same species for sexual or erotic activity. 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 or simply by the preferences of the individual. 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.

Human sexual attractiveness

Modèle:See also 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).

Sexual attraction in animals

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Other aspects

Many people exhibit high levels of sexual fetishism, and are sexually stimulated by other stimuli not normally associated with sexual arousal. 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 selection
• Sex symbol

References

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• 3. On pecularities of Russian sex appeal, see Emil Draitser, Making War, Not Love: Gender and Sexuality in Russian Humor. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000.), pp. 13-32. ISBN 0312221290

Notes

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External links

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