| Abstract: | Reviews the book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Female by A. C. Kinsey, W. B. Pomeroy, C. E. Martin, & P. H. Gebhard (see record 1954-05526-000). According to the reviewer, this volume is the second progress report made by Kinsey and his research staff based on their fact-finding investigation of human sex behavior. The purpose of the survey is described as "an attempt...to discover what people do sexually, what factors may account for their patterns of sexual behavior, how their sexual experiences have affected their lives, and what social significance there may be in each type of behavior." Most of the statistical data presented in the volume (179 tables and 155 figures) are based on the sex histories of 5,940 white females. In all, over 16,000 histories collected over a 15-year period by the staff of the Institute for Sex Research provide the basic research data on which this report is based. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
