BBH 146: Health & Human Sexuality
Alice Holland
February 27, 2008
Atypical Sexuality: Normal or Abnormal
In today’s society, classifying sexual behavior can be difficult. Different sexual behaviors
can be seen in everyday life, from young teens to the elderly.
Every person is they’re own
individual, not just their personality and physical features, but how they view themselves
sexually.
Their sexual orientation is what sex the individual is attracted to; the three types are
bisexuality, homosexuality, and heterosexuality.
Atypical sexual behavior is a variety of sexual
activities that in there fully developed form are very uncommon in the general public (NCSBY).
The question is, can atypical sexual behavior be considered normal?
Some examples of atypical sexual behavior are Exhibitionism, referring to a male
exposing himself in public. About 30% of male sex offenders who are arrested are exhibitionists.
They tend to persist in their behavior. About 20 to 50% are re-arrested (Paraphilias 2).
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- Spring '08
- HOLLANDALICERAC
- Human Sexuality, Sexual intercourse, Human sexual behavior, atypical sexual behavior, NCSBY, Alice Holland
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