A Study of the Development of Sexual Cognition in China

Abstract

This study aims to discuss the evolution of the existence, form and internal structure of sexual taboos in Chinese society, the current state of sexual taboos in social culture, and how sexual taboos are reflected in people's real lives and how these traces affect people by combing and comparing the development process of sexual ecology in ancient China to the present. By using a combination of data analysis and semi-structured interviews, the study concluded that although sexual culture is now being talked about more in China than ever before, the taboo parts of sexual taboos have shifted from vague concepts to more specific issues, such as gender identity, harmony in sexual relations, and gender-based violence. These taboos have had an impact on people's perception of sex and self, and society and are issues that are worth and need time to address.