Sociology SOC-R 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Human Female Sexuality, Foreplay, Ejaculation
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We are animals, mammals: our sexuality is similar to other mammals, mammalian heritage all male mammals experience erections all female mammals experience genital swelling (vascular phenomena) Most mammals have foreplay rhino foreplay very different (when female in heat, vulva swells, charge each other and hit heads for an hour, penetrate for an hour, ejaculate every 10 min) gorilla very similar. More important than biology b/c can control sexuality, can select a partner (all other mammals do not)--tremendous consequences. Monogamy! (humans only species that does this) development of stable pair bond, know who children are, who you"re related to. Menstrual cycle basis for most important human institution (kinship) that other mammals don"t have kinship tremendous evolutionary advantage: help family in times of trouble, pass down property humans only mammalian species with menstruation. Zambia, africa had one of greatest outbreaks of hiv.