What Sex Does to Us

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What Sex Does to Us Sexuality is something that we cannot avoid yet we seldom talk about it from a healthy and biological standpoint. Even though billions of people are taking part in this practice, its science is rarely fully understood. To walk through this topic first we must define what sex is and why we engage in it. This paper will also discuss what exactly is happening to our mind and body during sexual experiences. It’s also important to bring up the implications of how it can affect others in its misuse. The beauty of the sexual experience is something worth discovering. A question that may seem at first to be easily answered, may actually be deeper than first anticipated. The question of why do we have sex. At a first glance we might simply answer, because it feels good. However, there are many other deeper emotionally driving forces at work. In The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality there was information gathered about a plethora of heterosexual couples and their personal experiences revolving around sex. Some of the finding proved that the motivating factors for both males and females were generally the same but the level of importance were sometimes quite different depending on the category. Some examples of motivating factors were boredom, pleasure seeking, testing partner’s identity as a long term partner, solidify relationship, and seeking to please partner. The testing showed that men seemed more focused on pleasing their partner and women tended to be more focused on the partner’s actions and the partner’s identity revealed through the sexual experience. Sexual intercourse can show much about a person’s motives, identity, and character. This data lead to the theory that women are more likely to be more focu... ... middle of paper ... ...the experienced of heterosexual intercourse. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 143. Dictionary, M. W. (n.d.). Dictionary. Retrieved from Merriam Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ Dutton, J. (2009). How we do it: How the science of sex can make you a better lover. New York: Broadway Books. Lisa Rinna, I. K. (2012). Big fun sexy sex book. New York: Gallery Books. Prevention, C. f. (2014, N/A). Injury prevention and control. Retrieved from Centers for disease control and prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/violencePrevention/NISVS/index.html Rathus, S., Nevid, J., & Rathus, L. (2014). Human sexuality. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Eductaion Inc. Zinzow H, R. H. (2012). Prevalence and risk of psychiatric disorders as a function of variant rape histories: Results from a national survey of women. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 893-902.

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