Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
by Alfred C. Kinsey, Paul H. Gebhard, Clyde E. Martin, Wardell B. Pomeroy, Institute for Sex Research (Corporate Author)
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The groundbreaking Kinsey Report study on female sexuality from "one of the most influential figures in American intellectual history" ( The New York Times ). Originally published in 1953, the material presented in Sexual Behavior in the Human Female was derived from personal interviews with nearly 6, 000 women; from studies in sexual anatomy, physiology, psychology, and endocrinology. The study revealed the incidence and frequency with which women participate in various types of sexual show more activity and how such factors as age, decade of birth, and religious adherence are reflected in patterns of sexual behavior. The authors make comparisons of female and male sexual activities and investigate the factors which account for the similarities and differences between female and male patterns of behavior and provide some measure of the social significance of the various types of sexual behavior. "[It] shocked the world in 1953 with its explicit revelations. Countries banned it. Churches berated it. Some scholars scoffed... but it was an instant success, selling 270, 000 copies in less than a month... [Kinsey] made headlines around the globe with his findings on such things as masturbation, sex before marriage and adultery."-CBSNews.com show lessTags
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פורץ דרך וחשוב יותר מן הכרך הראשון על הגבר.
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- Sociology, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Anthropology, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Science & Nature
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- 301.41 — Society, Government, and Culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Sociology and anthropology Formerly: Social structure
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- HQ29 .I57 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Sexual life Sexual behavior and attitudes. Sexuality
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