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ROMANTIC ORIENTATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

The vocabulary that has developed around the issue of sexual attraction among asexuals has also created space for a distinction between sexual orientation and romantic orientation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

L'orientation amoureuse n'est pas l'orientation sexuelle, mais elles peuvent aussi être liées : on peut aimer et désirer une personne; on peut éprouver des sentiments sans avoir de désir sexuel, ou au contraire être attiré-e par une personne sans en être amoureux-se.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
CONT

Se refiere al sexo o género con el que es más posible que una persona tenga una relación romántica o se enamore.

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