In 1948 the first of the two Kinsey reports on human sexual
behaviour was published,
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
. The publication of
Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
followed in 1958. Dr Alfred Kinsey (23rd June, 1894 - 25th
August, 1956), a zoologist and head of the Indiana University's
Institute for Sex Research, based his reports on thousands of
personal interviews conducted by himself and his research team, and
their findings both outraged and fascinated fifties America. The
reports went on to become best sellers and revolutionized public
perceptions of sexuality and morality.
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