Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
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Sexual Behavior in the Human Female is a landmark 1953 scientific study by Alfred Kinsey and colleagues that systematically documented and analyzed the sexual practices and experiences of women in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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scientific study ⓘ sexology book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kinsey Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Alfred Kinsey
NERFINISHED
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Clyde E. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul H. Gebhard NERFINISHED ⓘ Wardell B. Pomeroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
interviews
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statistical analysis ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
moral implications by contemporaries
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representativeness of sample ⓘ sampling methods ⓘ |
| dataCollectionPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| follows | Sexual Behavior in the Human Male NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEdition | hardcover ⓘ |
| impactOn |
American cultural attitudes toward female sexuality
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development of sexology as a discipline ⓘ |
| influenced |
later sexological research
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public discourse on sexuality ⓘ sex education debates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | HQ29 .K56 ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
sexual experiences of women in the United States
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sexual practices of women in the United States ⓘ |
| nonFictionGenre |
scientific literature
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sex research ⓘ |
| nonFictionGenre | social science ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging prevailing sexual norms
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systematic documentation of female sexual behavior ⓘ use of quantitative methods in sex research ⓘ |
| pages | 800+ ⓘ |
| partOf | Kinsey Reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sexual Behavior in the Human Male NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. B. Saunders Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
face-to-face interviews
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large-scale survey ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| subject |
female sexuality
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human sexuality ⓘ sexology ⓘ sexual behavior ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
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