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The term BDSM is a portmanteau of initialisms intended to encompass all of the following activities: Bondage and discipline (B & D or B/D) Dominance and submission (D & S or D/s) (including "master and slave" role-playing scenarios and ongoing relationship structures) Sadism and masochism (S & M or S/M)
BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged in by people who do not consider themselves to be practising BDSM, inclusion in the BDSM community or ...
Dominance hierarchy. A high-ranking male mandrill advertises his status with bright facial coloration. [1] In the zoological field of ethology, a dominance hierarchy (formerly and colloquially called a pecking order) is a type of social hierarchy that arises when members of animal social groups interact, creating a ranking system.
Dominatrix is the feminine form of the Latin dominator, a ruler or lord, and was originally used in a non-sexual sense. Its use in English dates back to at least 1561. Its earliest recorded use in the prevalent modern sense, as a female dominant in sadomasochism, dates to 1961. [ 1 ] It was initially coined to describe a woman who provides ...
The terms top, bottom, and switch are also used in BDSM, with slightly different meanings. In BDSM, a top is the person doing something to someone else, and a bottom is the person receiving that act. [2][3] In both contexts, the terms top and bottom refer to active and passive roles, not to who is physically on top in a particular sexual act. [1]
Male dominance may refer to: Male dominance (BDSM) Male privilege, a system of advantages available to men on the basis of sex; Patriarchy, a system of social ...
Zygosity (the noun, zygote, is from the Greek zygotos "yoked," from zygon "yoke") (/ zaɪˈɡɒsɪti /) is the degree to which both copies of a chromosome or gene have the same genetic sequence. In other words, it is the degree of similarity of the alleles in an organism. Most eukaryotes have two matching sets of chromosomes; that is, they are ...
Counter-hegemony is an attempt to critique or dismantle hegemonic power. [1] In other words, it is a confrontation or opposition to existing status quo and its legitimacy in politics, but can also be observed in various other spheres of life, such as history, media, music, etc. Neo-Gramscian theorist Nicola Pratt (2004) has described counter ...