video thumbnail 9:51
What is sex?: Sex Ed #1

2025-03-13

[public] 71.0K views, 9.46K likes, dislikes audio only

channel thumbCrashCourse

What even is sex? In this episode of Crash Course Sex Ed, we’ll discover that variation is the name of the game when it comes to sexuality. People differ in how they have sex, why they have sex, and how they define what sex means.

Introduction: What Counts as "Doing It"? 00:00

Alfred Kinsey 0:57

The Three-Layer Cake 2:34

The Role of Culture 3:54

Reasons for "Doing It" 5:48

Why Does This Matter? 7:14

Review & Credits 8:51

Sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7cG1ZMhBTROD2ZiMGiDwFwklPJAFgtip1RPkYVNvkg/edit?usp=sharing

***

Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse

Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support

Join our Crash Course email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/crashcourse/email

Get our special Crash Course Educators newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iBgMhY

Thanks to the following patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever:

Duncan W Moore IV, Shruti S, Breanna Bosso, oranjeez, Kevin Knupp, Forrest Langseth, Ken Davidian, Spilmann Reed, Rie Ohta, Steve Segreto, Alan Bridgeman, Toni Miles, Krystle Young, UwU, Laurel Stevens, team dorsey, Matt Curls, Kristina D Knight, David Fanska, Barbara Pettersen, Kyle & Katherine Callahan, Bernardo Garza, Sarah & Nathan Catchings, Andrew Woods, Samantha, Jennifer Killen, Brandon Thomas, Stephen Akuffo, Leah H., Jon Allen, Jack Hart, Quinn Harden, Scott Harrison, Elizabeth LaBelle, Perry Joyce, Emily Beazley, Caleb Weeks, Constance Urist, Barrett Nuzum, Wai Jack Sin, Trevin Beattie, Alex Hackman, Katie Dean, Eric Koslow, ClareG, Ken Penttinen, Evol Hong, Stephen McCandless, Siobhán, Tandy Ratliff, Emily T, Joseph Ruf, Jason Rostoker, Les Aker, John Lee, Rizwan Kassim, Nathan Taylor, Triad Terrace, Pietro Gagliardi, Ian Dundore, Jason Buster, Indija-ka Siriwardena

__

Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet?

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/thecrashcourse.bsky.social

CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids


Introduction: What Counts as "Doing It"?
/youtube/video/SkSItIS_Xl0?t=0
Alfred Kinsey
/youtube/video/SkSItIS_Xl0?t=57
The Three-Layer Cake
/youtube/video/SkSItIS_Xl0?t=154
The Role of Culture
/youtube/video/SkSItIS_Xl0?t=234
Reasons for "Doing It"
/youtube/video/SkSItIS_Xl0?t=348
Why Does This Matter?
/youtube/video/SkSItIS_Xl0?t=434
Review & Credits
/youtube/video/SkSItIS_Xl0?t=531
CrashCourse At Crash Course, we believe that high-quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free! Subscribe for weekly videos from our current courses! The Crash Course team has produced more than 50 courses on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from the humanities to sciences and so much more! We also recently teamed up with Arizona State University to bring you more courses on the Study Hall channel.
/youtube/channel/UCX6b17PVsYBQ0ip5gyeme-Q
Crash Course Sex Ed Preview 115,047 views
/youtube/video/rO9pOJbvkEA
Get more from Crash Course on Patreon patreon.com
https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse