Posts Tagged ‘sexual activity’
Flashy spending doesn’t get the girl
RICE U. (US) — Just like preening peacocks, some men spend money on conspicuous goods in an attempt to lure women into short-term relationships. But women aren’t buying it. Continue…
Thursday, June 16, 2011 14:50 - 1 Comment
Society & Culture - Apr 8, 2011 11:07 - 6 Comments
The case of the missing virginity
UC DAVIS (US) — For generations and across cultures, marriage for women has been a test of chastity, and the proof was in the hymen. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 24, 2011 14:09 - 10 Comments
First sex boosts guys’ body image
PENN STATE (US) — After having sex for the first time, college-age males report they felt more satisfied with their appearance. Females, on the other hand, felt less satisfied. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 28, 2011 16:02 - 1 Comment
No cookie cutter answers to sex, faith
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Sexuality and religion aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive in the lives of young adults, according to new research that finds sexual ethics can be formed by religious beliefs and vice versa. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 15, 2010 17:43 - 1 Comment
Stigma-free way to talk about sex
BROWN U. (US) — In Ethiopia researchers are using a simple, low-cost device to get honest answers from teens about risky sexual behavior and their knowledge of HIV/AIDS. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 17, 2010 16:23 - 7 Comments
Brawn beats beauty to get the girl
PENN STATE (US)—Male physical competition, not attraction, was central in winning mates among human ancestors, according to a Penn State anthropologist. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 7, 2010 12:24 - 5 Comments
Casual affairs can have serious consequences
U. IOWA (US)—Adults who are involved in friends “with benefits” relationships and those who hook up with either a stranger or an acquaintance, are much more likely to have multiple partners, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2009 14:54 - 0 Comments
Why King Kong failed to impress
DUKE (US)—Humans have the same receptors for detecting odors related to sex as do other apes and primates. But each species uses them in different ways, stemming from the way the genes for these receptors have evolved over time. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 21, 2009 20:38 - 9 Comments
Love’s not the only reason women have sex
TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Challenging the idea that women’s sexual motivations are tied exclusively to romantic emotions or reproduction, a new study finds woman are motivated by a wide array of reasons—from boredom to altruism to revenge. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 17, 2009 4:00 - 3 Comments
Poverty linked to early sexual activity in kids
“Those people who say that kids don’t have sex at that young of age should think again,” says study coauthor Brenda Lohman. “Definitely the age is the most shocking thing about this study.”
