What is Promiscuity?
'''Promiscuity''' is the practice of having [[casual sex]] frequently with different partners.<ref>{{cite web|title=Promiscuous - definition of promiscuous by the Free Online Dictionary|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/promiscuous|publisher=The Free Dictionary|access-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> In cultures where sexual activity happens only in exclusive committed relationships, promiscuity is criticized as a bad activity. A common example of behavior viewed as promiscuous is a [[one-night stand]].<ref>{{cite web|title=UK's most promiscuous city in 'one night stand' poll revealed|url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/08/liverpool-named-uks-most-promiscuous-city-in-one-night-stand-poll-4254176/|website=Metro.co.uk|date=8 January 2014|publisher=Associated Newspapers Limited}}</ref> What sexual behavior is considered promiscuous varies between cultures, as does the [[frequency]] of promiscuity. A study published in 2005 found that promiscuous men and women are judged equally harshly.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Marks | first1 = Michael | last2 = Fraley | first2 = R. | year = 2005 | title = The Sexual Double Standard: Fact or Fiction? | url = https://archive.org/details/sim_sex-roles_2005-02_52_3-4/page/175 | journal = Sex Roles | volume = 52 | issue = 3–4| pages = 175–186 | doi=10.1007/s11199-005-1293-5| s2cid = 13018834 }}</ref> A recent poll showed that both genders tend to express strong preference for sexually conservative partners.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/specials/great_female_survey |title=Great Female Survey 2012 - AskMen |access-date=2016-04-29 |archive-date=2014-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124015342/http://www.askmen.com/specials/great_female_survey/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, later studies show evidence for a double standard.<ref>http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1155&context=psych_honproj</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2013/11/21/would-you-go-to-bed-with-me-tonight-stigma-and-the-sexual-do.html|