Status:
Naturism or nudism is a cultural and political, practicing, advocating and expressing social nudity in private and in public places. It may also refer to a lifestyle based on personal, family or social nudism.
Several other terms like, "social nudity", "public nudity", "skinny dipping", "sunning", and, recently, "clothes-free" have been shows as alternative terms for naturism, but no one has found the same public acceptance as the older term "naturism" or "nudism".
Definition:
A lifestyle in harmony with nature, expressed through social nudity, and characterised by self-respect of people with different opinions and of the environment.
The International Naturist Federation explains:
Every country has their own type of naturism, and even each club has its own special character, for we too, human beings, have each our own character which is reflected in our surroundings.
Classification of Nudism:
Classified the types as: individual nudism, nudism within family, nudism in the wild, social nudism. To that we can add the militant naturist, campaigning or extreme naturists.
Personal and Family Nudism:
Nudism is usually practiced in a person's home or garden, either alone or with members of the family.There are differences of opinion as to whether,, parents should appear naked in front of their children. Gordon and Schroeder report that parental nudity varies considerably from family to family. They say that "there is nothing inherently wrong with bathing with children or otherwise appearing naked in front of them".
Social Nudism:
Social Nudism:
Social nudism is nudism in a social context, either at one's home with friends or with acquaintances at a nudist event or facility, such as a naturist club, community center, resort, or other facility. At naturist events or venues clothing is usually optional, except by swimming pools or sunbathing lawns where complete nudity is expected, weather permitting. This rule is sometimes a source of controversy among some naturists. Staff at a naturist facility are sometimes required to be clothed due to health and safety regulations.Facilities for naturists are classified in various ways. A landed or members' naturist club is one that owns its own facilities, while non-landed or travel, clubs meet at various locations, such as private residences, swimming pools, hot springs, landed clubs and resorts, etc.
