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petting
human behavior
Also known as: necking
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part of sociosexual activity
- In human sexual activity: Social control of sexual activity
Petting among most preliterate societies is done only as a prelude to coitus—as foreplay—rather than as an end in itself. In some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, however, petting is used as a premarital substitute for coitus in order to preserve virginity and avoid pregnancy. There…
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