Many laypeople and academics are interested in sexual and erotic themes. The topics of this kind are related to how people experience and express love. As I said in another article, love and sex are intimately interconnected and sometimes difficult … Continue reading
Category Archives: physical beauty
What Is Erotic Love?
What is love? What is sex? What is sexual love? And what is erotic love? For love studies to be truly scientific, there are a lot of scholarly questions that need to be answered. As I noted in another article, … Continue reading
Did Personal Beauty Matter in Sexual Selection among Savages?
Modern theories of sexual selection have stressed the importance of physical beauty for mating preferences in contemporary societies. However, according to early studies, physical appearance is of greater importance for men looking for women than for women looking for men. … Continue reading
African Love of the Taita People in Kenya
The Taita are a group of East African ethnic groups who have lived in Kenya for four or five centuries. They are also known as the Wataita or the Wadawida. The Taita are predominantly highland farmers who live in a … Continue reading
Cultural Ideals of Love for West African Men and Women in the Mid-20th Century
Miss Silva, in her “Milady’s Bower” column of the West African Pilot newspaper in the mid-20th century, also talked about gender identity and the gendering of modern love at that time. Her readers and she discussed the cultural ideals of … Continue reading
What Is Attractive About Your Body? Cultural Standards of Physical Beauty Across the World
Throughout the history of human societies, the images of beauty and physical attractiveness of human faces and bodies have been pervasive in art, sculpture, poetry, and songs in the diversity of their forms. Some of them were erotic and sexually … Continue reading
Physically Attractive Men and Women in Different Cultures
Many men and women expect to get into mating or sexual relationships with partners who are “physically attractive,” “looking good enough,” or at least “not bad looking.” Many cultures recognize the cultural significance of women’s feminine beauty to men. Nevertheless, … Continue reading
Does Physical Beauty Matter for Sexual Attraction?
Many people in the world are obsessed with the desire to look beautiful. The ideas of beauty and physical attractiveness have been persistent in art, sculpture, poetry, and songs throughout centuries of human civilization. In recent times, books, magazines, movies, … Continue reading
Cultural Features of Mangaian Romantic Love
Early anthropological studies portrayed the sexual culture of Polynesian love. Those studies downplayed the love and emotions of indigenous people in the South Seas. For example, the cultural anthropology of Mangaian love presented the freedom of sexual intimacy and love … Continue reading
What Physical Attractiveness Tells about Personality Traits
We like to talk to and have a relationship with beautiful and physically attractive men and women. Their physical attractiveness is pleasant for interpersonal communication. What is their personality like? Do pleasant or unpleasant personality traits predispose us to perceive … Continue reading