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Sexuality

Scope note

Use generally for the sum of an individual's sexual emotions, ideas, and behavior. For the pattern of attitudes and behavior that in any society is deemed appropriate to one sex rather than another, use "sex role." For the concept of the physiological traits that distinguish the males and females of a species, use "sex."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300055187

Broader Terms used

<psychological concepts>

Created

13yrs ago

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