ABSTRACT
Biological approaches explain sexuality as a result of biological and primitive urges and are based on ideas about biological differences between those categorised as men and women. Sexual consumption thus becomes part of the self-invention process. Heterosexual sexual relationships that are based on these sex differences are considered to be the only healthy expression of adult sexuality within dominant social discourses. The scientific study of human sexuality, sexology, developed as a discipline towards the end of the nineteenth century. A number of other neurochemicals such as oestrogen and oxytocin have also been linked to sexual behaviour and desire. Unlike biological approaches, sociological explanations have sought to reject essentialist understandings of sexuality. Sexual script theory has been utilised to explain and understand the experiences of men who pay for sex. The sexual double standard of sexual morality continued despite feminists seeking to challenge its existence.
