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Sexual behavior in the human female, by the staff of the Institute for Sex Research, Indiana University: Alfred C. Kinsey [and others]

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 763-810)

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Sexual behavior in the human female

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by the staff of the Institute for Sex Research, Indiana University: Alfred C. Kinsey [and others]

"Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" was originally published in 1953, five years after the male volume. The material presented in this book was derived from personal interviews with nearly 6,000 women; from studies in sexual Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, and Endocrinology. The book presents data on the incidence and frequency with which women participate in various types of sexual activity. The authors show how such factors as age, decade of birth, and religious adherence are reflected in patterns of sexual behavior. Some measure of the social significance of the various types of sexual behavior is provided. 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

pt. 1. History and method. Scope of the study -- The sample and its statistical analysis -- Sources of data -- pt. 2. Types of sexual activity among females. Pre-adolescent sexual development -- Masturbation -- Nocturnal sex dreams -- Pre-marital petting -- Pre-marital coitus -- Marital coitus -- Extra-marital coitus -- Homosexual responses and contacts -- Animal contacts -- Total sexual outlet -- pt. 3. Comparisons of female and male. Anatomy of sexual response and orgasm -- Physiology of sexual response and orgasm -- Psychologic factors in sexual response -- Neural mechanisms of sexual response -- Hormonal factors in sexual response