Society’s responses to sexual behavior vary widely across cultures and time periods.

Evidence

This insistently unspecific image reminds us that sexual behaviour, although totally private, is also totally universal. Society’s responses to it, on the other hand, are most definitely not. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1481

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1481
  • XREF: connects to: Cultural transmission internalises the values, norms, and beliefs that hold society together, revealing how shared ideas shape behavior across time and place. — Cultural Transmission Theory; The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161; Cultural meanings are unstable and shift with the social field (+3 more)

Broader Connections