Liberal Sexual Behavior

LIBERAL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
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Sexuality is an essential element of human development. Sexual well-being indicates a healthy person with sound mental health and good quality of life. Every individual knows the kind of sexual behavior that works best for their bodies and should therefore be allowed to choose the type of sexual view they ascribe to voluntarily. There are different sexual behaviors in our societies ranging from conventional, liberal, and moderate, and people acquire any of them depending on environmental and cultural conditioning during their upbringing. I am from the school of thought that supports liberal sexual behaviors and views because, here, individuals live liberal life free from societal set norms and conventions.
LIBERAL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Sexual behavior is a multi-layered phenomenon that often leaves experts with many divergent opinions rather than a consensus. The unanimous solitude agreement has been that sexual well-being has positive effects on quality of partnership, mental health, body image, self-confidence, and good quality of life. The various societal cultures shape an individual's sexual behavior to be either liberal, conventional/conservative, or moderate. Basing on sociocultural sexuality views, Guerra and Gouveia (2007) define liberal sexuality as beliefs that affirm and emphasize an individual's sexual freedom, acceptance, and respect for one's sexual autonomy. In comparison, conventional sexuality is the belief that emphasizes normative and social conventions about sexuality, upholding traditions and society's maintenance.
We live in an everchanging and dynamic world dependent on different political, cultural, sexual, religious, economic, or social opinions for its progress and prosperity. It is, therefore, not right to discriminate against an individual or a group of people based on their sexual behaviors and orientations. Hence, the liberal sexual behavior view comes close to my perspective. Having an openness towards sexual behavior is beneficial to society's development and people's health. Research initiated by Dr. Alfred Kinsey of Indiana University from the Institute for Sex Research in 1947 involved a large-scale survey of numerous people. His findings were crucial in fashioning subsequent research on human sexual motivation and behavior.
Kinsey unearthed distinct sexual experiences and behaviors by the research volunteers. Most participants confessed to embracing behaviors shunned initially in the society as against the norms (Bancroft, 2004; Bullough, 1998). Dr. Kinsey's research which has continued to be the basis of m...