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INTRODUCTION
Sexualityisoneofthemostimportantcomponentsofthehumancondition.Itisrelatedto
thehumannature,biologyandphysiologyaswellastheculture,itsvaluesandstandards.
Sexualityandthegenderrelatedtoitaresignificantdeterminantsofthehumanidentity
andimportantdeterminantsofthesenseofhumanlife.Asweallknow,sexisasourceof
joybutmaycauseproblemstoo.Itdeterminesthestrengthofahumanbeingbutitmay
causetheirweaknessaswell.Sexualityreferstowhatismostbeautifulinhumanlife:love,
happiness,delight,gratification,feelingofunity,safety,acceptanceandsuccess.Finally,
parenthood.Sexualactivitymaycontributetomaintaininggoodphysicalandmental
health.Itmay,however,bealsoacauseofproblemswithsocialrelationshipsand,what
isnotlessimportant-problemswithoneself.Sexualitybuildshumanrelationshipsbut
itmayaswelldeconstructthemorevendestroy.Thisissobecausesexualityisrelated
bothtoloveandviolence.Sexualitystrengthensfamiliesbutitalsoimpelsandinitiates
morallynegativephenomenaorcrime,e.g.juvenileprostitution,sexualabuseincluding
pedophilia,humantrafficking.
Theextraordinaryroleofsexualityinhumanlifeisshowninliterature,culture,arts,
religions,socialorevenpoliticallife.Itexistsintheintimatesphereofhumansbutalso
inthemassculturecarriers,i.e.themediaandtheinternetassexualityisbeingmodified
togetherwiththechangesincivilizationanditsproducts.Thesignificantelementsofthe
civilizationdevelopment,thatisthewideningsphereofthehumanautonomyandfreedom,
growinginterestinhumancorporalityaswellastheshiftofaxiologicalinterestfromthe
eschatologicalspheretothehedoniconehavebeenreflectedinchangesofmoralityand
evolutionarychangesofsexuality.
Duetothesetransformations,sexhasbecome„public”,ithaslefttheprivatesphere
ofhumansandbecomeasubjectoffashionorevenacult.Sexisthe„food”notonlyfor
themassandvisualculture(e.g.moviesoradvertisement)butalsoforscience.Psychology,
sociology,philosophy,socialengineeringaremoreandmoreinterestedinsexualityasan
importantcomponentofthehumancondition.
Today,theattitudetowardsmoralissuesrelatedtoexperiencinganddemonstrating
sexualneeds(e.g.theattitudetopornographyortotherightsofhomosexualorientation)
isanindicatorofliberalismorconservatism,itinvolvessocial,religiousandscientific
authorities,itisthesubjectofsocialdebateandpoliticalcampaigns.
Thephenomenonofhumansexualityisalsoaninterestingandanthropologically
remarkableissue.Learningaboutthisphenomenonmaybringusclosertolearningif