Modesty, sometimes known as demureness, is a mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. The word modesty … See more

Standards of modesty discourage or forbid exposure of parts of the body, varying between societies, which may include areas of skin, the hair, See more

At times of public or private emergency, expectations of modest dress may be suspended if necessary. This may apply to decontamination … See more

Most world religions have sought to address the moral issues that arise from people's sexuality in society and in human interactions. Each major religion has developed See more

Indian Penal Code (IPC), and penal codes of other nations other nations based on IPC such as Singapore Penal Code, Malaysian Penal Code, Pakistan Penal Code See more

Most discussion of modesty involves clothing. The criteria for acceptable modesty and decency have relaxed continuously in much of the world since the nineteenth … See more

Expectation of modesty also applies in the arts, though standards of modesty have varied at different times and in different places. Nudity and various types of behaviour were sometimes depicted See more