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Sex kitten

Sex kitten is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sex kitten rather than just read about it. In short: A sex kitten is a woman who exhibits a sexually provocative lifestyle or an abundant sexual aggression. The term originated around 1956 in articles in the British and American press and was originally used to describe French actress Brigitte Bardot.

Key takeaways

Sex kitten belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Sex kitten to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Sex kitten from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

A sex kitten is a woman who exhibits a sexually provocative lifestyle or an abundant sexual aggression. The term originated around 1956 in articles in the British and American press and was originally used to describe French actress Brigitte Bardot. Sources believe Bardot's role in And God Created Woman (1956) was what inspired the term in the mid-1950s. The 1960s began the era of women embracing their sexuality after moving forward from the idea that women were very unlikely to experience pleasure during sexual activities.

Examples

Mamie Van Doren was called a sex kitten due to starring in B-movies in the 1950s and 1960s, including Sex Kittens Go to College (1960), Teacher's Pet (1958), and Untamed Youth (1957). These films often had Van Doren playing seductive and provocative roles. In 1998, when Van Doren created her Web site, she described herself as "the first authentic kitten on Cyberspace". Ann-Margret was described as a sex kitten in the 1964 film Kitten with a Whip. Eartha Kitt, singer of the 1953 Christmas hit "Santa Baby", was also deemed a sex kitten due to some of the lyrics in her song. Jane Fonda was seen as a sex kitten in the 1960s, particularly due to her title role in the 1968 film Barbarella. Ariana Grande famously wore cat ears during her 2015 Honeymoon Tour for a sex kitten look. The Associated Press stated that the version of Cornelia Wallace in the film George Wallace, portrayed by actress Angelina Jolie, was depicted as "a shallow sex kitten" and therefore Cornelia Wallace had criticism towards the portrayal. A sex kitten is not always youthful. In various definitions, the sexual attractiveness of a woman is the primary factor of sex kittens, but that did not necessarily mean physical beauty.

See also Cougar (slang) – Woman who seeks romantic or sexual relationships with younger men nymphet – English-language term from Nabokov's LolitaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Girl power – Slogan encouraging women's empowerment Sex symbol – Person or character widely regarded as sexually attractive

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sex kitten

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sex kitten claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sex kitten before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sex kitten ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sex kitten

In research: Sex kitten appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sex kitten in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sex kitten is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1950s neologisms, Female beauty, Sexuality stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sex kitten outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Sex kitten in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Sex kitten means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Sex kitten out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sex kitten in simple terms?

Why does Sex kitten matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Sex kitten?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Sex kitten.