Sexual behaviour and strategies are built into the biological level -
otherwise there would be no biological level and nothing for the social
level to emerge from. Sex and reproduction developed at the biological
level - later, social rituals evolved around sex.
On 05/12/2010 15:23, MarshaV wrote:
Hi Horse,
I see the biological level more process-bound, therefore reproduction. In my
book sex is more about cultural rituals, therefore social level. It's the
strategies within the culture to accomplish the biological process.
Marsha
On Dec 5, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Horse wrote:
Hi Marsha
Or how about sex is one method by which the means of reproduction is achieved -
there are other methods of reproduction. And, often, we get to sex by the
social 'dance' - literally in some cases! The only way I can see sex as social
is when group sex or orgies are on the menu - making sex about pleasure and not
reproduction.
If sex is social then instances of sex (as opposed to reproduction) means that
many biological biological entities (and certainly all mammals) are social
entities.
Horse
On 05/12/2010 14:27, MarshaV wrote:
How about 'reproduction' is biological, and 'sex' is social?
On Dec 5, 2010, at 9:03 AM, John Carl wrote:
Arlo, Mark,
Sex is social. The sexual urge is biological, I'll grant you. Nocturnal
emission or masturbation is biological, I'll grant you. But sex takes two
and occurs through a complex of social negotiation. Even rape is a
sociopathic behavior rather than a merely biological urge. In fact, it's
pretty widely known that rape is due more to rage issues than mere
horniness.
This is a recurring disagreement I have with most of MD. Mark in a
following post says the urge to freedom is biological. I disagree
completely, as I believe all emotions have social roots - the caring about
self in the relation to others. Biologically, our bodies would probably be
quite happy kept in a pod and fed all necessary nutrients.
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