- Casual sex
Casual sex refers to certain types of sexual activity outside the context of a
romantic relationship . The term is not always used consistently: some use it to refer to anyextramarital sex , some use it to refer to sex in acasual relationship , whereas others reserve its use for one-time encounters,promiscuity , or to refer to sex in the absence of emotional attachment or love. [ [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/casual casual - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ] ] [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/casual%20sex casual sex - Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ]Related terms
A hookup (colloquial
American English ) is casual sex activity that could consist of manual stimulation,oral sex , orsexual intercourse . An extended hookup sometimes refers to prolonged instances of casual sex interactions. This is a situation in which the involved parties occasionally meet for casual sex multiple times, always without a long-term commitment. This is acasual relationship specifically for sex and without any emotional aspect.ocial norms and moral concerns
Many religions consider sex outside of marriage to be immoral (see
Religion and sexuality ). People's ideas about casual sex range from conservative religious views (chastity) to liberal views. During thesexual revolution in theUnited States andEurope in the 1960s and 1970s, social attitudes about sex underwent considerable change. Divorce and abortions became easier to obtain.The term "hookup" gained popularity and attracted media attention during the late 1990s and has been widely accepted by
Generation Y -ersFact|date=March 2008.One-night stand
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One-night stand " is a single sexual encounter between individuals, where at least one of the parties has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.Anonymous sex
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Anonymous sex " is a form ofone-night stand or "casual sex" between people who have very little or no history with each other, often engaging insexual activity on the same day of their meeting and usually never seeing each other again afterwards. [ [http://www.thebody.com/content/art32205.html Anonymous Sex - The Body ] ]Commercial sites
There are many specialist
online dating service s known as "adult personals" or "adult matching" sites which cater to people looking a purely physical relationship without any emotional attachments. The Internet provides a relatively anonymous forum whereby two people geographically close but in totally separate work and social circles can meet and "blow off some steam" without any expectation of an emotional relationship.ee also
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List of sexology topics
*Adolescent sexuality
*Adolescent sexual behavior
*Anonymous sex
*Booty call
*Casual relationship
*Cottaging
*Dogging
*Group sex
*Sexual norm
*Swinging
*Friends with benefits
*STDsReferences
# Ehrenreich, Barbara, Elizabeth Hess, and Gloria Jacobs. "Re-Making Love: The Feminization of Sex". Doubleday, 1986 (ISBN 0-385-18498-0)
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