Clothing

Clothing is a term that refers to a covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies. The amount and type of clothing worn depends on functional considerations (such as a need for warmth or protection from the elements) and social considerations. Modern humans are the only survivors of several species of primates who may have worn clothes, according to DNA studies of clothing lice. This study suggests that clothing may have been used as long ago as 650 thousand years ago - much longer than previously thought. Embarrassment and shame may be consequences of the prolonged infancy of human offspring whose care implies a state of monogamy for a long time, together with the reduction of the temptations of infidelity Clothing performs a range of social and cultural functions, such as individual, occupational and sexual differentiation, and social status. In many societies, norms about...