Human Sexuality: A Journey Through History

Abstract

Human sexuality pertains to the ways through which humans experience and express themselves as sexual beings. Differences exist from culture to culture and also from time to time. These differences, in turn, have a direct bearing on how one would express himself or herself as a sexual being. This article was written based on information and analysis of data from books, journals, archives, reports and the internet. The article highlights, how different cultures have different sets of rules by means of which they legitimize some sexual practices and not others. Women enjoyed different statuses in different cultures and marriage was considered as the appropriate location for containing and controlling sexual feelings.