Many believe that most people dislike individuals who have sex with a lot of partners—although one's definition of “a lot” is highly subjective. In study after study, promiscuous people are seen as ...

New research into the science of slut-shaming has found that promiscuous women can’t get a break—even from other promiscuous women. For a study published in the Journal of Social and Personal ...

Of the 100 "top science stories for 2012" chosen by Discover Magazine, I am most fascinated by #42: "The Myth of Choosy Women, Promiscuous Men." It reports a serious challenge to an experiment that ...

College-aged women judge promiscuous female peers more negatively than more chaste women and view them as unsuitable for friendship, according to psychologists. College-aged women judge promiscuous ...

If you've ever been called a slut or a slag, or been scared of being called one, then you know what it feels like to experience the double standards surrounding promiscuity. We've all grown up ...