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social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > sexuality > casual sex

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casual sex  

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  • Casual sex is broadly defined as having sex with someone with whom an individual is not in a committed relationship. Some scholars define casual sex as having sex with someone a person had met the same day, whereas other scholars study casual sex in specific contexts, such as while people are vacationing, and regard it as having sex with someone a person had met at any time during the holiday. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Casual Sex]

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