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Social nudity is the practice of being nude in public settings not restricted by gender. This can occur in both public spaces and on commercial property, such as at a naturist resort.
Some indigenous communities[where?] still practice social nudity. Male nude swimming in public used to be commonplace in Western culture.[citation needed] Modern European-style naturism[clarification needed] began around the turn of the 20th century in British India[1][2] and Northern Germany, and was brought to the United States by German immigrants in the 1930s.[3]
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- ^ Farrar, Michael (9 November 2005). "The Fellowship of the Naked Trust". British Naturism. ISSN 0264-0406. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Marcus, Madison. "Subcultures and Sociology: Nudism". Grinnell University. Retrieved 17 November 2019.