Sexual Behavior in the Human Female

, by Kinsey, Alfred Charles; Institute for Sex Research

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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.872 pp + intro, 155 figs, 179 tables, bibliography, index, Cloth$49.95 (short), bb: April, pub: May

FOREWORD

vii

(2)

Robert M. Yerkes

George W. Corner

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PART I. HISTORY AND METHOD

(98)

1. SCOPE OF THE STUDY

(19)

Historical Background

(3)

The Scientific Objective

(1)

The Right to Investigate

(2)

The Individual's Right to Know

(1)

Problems of Marital Adjustment

(2)

Sexual Problems of Unmarried Youth

(2)

Sexual Education of Children

(2)

Social Control of Sexual Behavior

(5)

The incidence of sex offenses

(1)

The sex offender

(1)

Effective sex law

(1)

The protection of the individual

(2)

2. THE SAMPLE AND ITS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

(36)

Problems of Sampling

(8)

Functions of a sample

(1)

Probability sampling

(2)

Probability sampling in a sex study

(3)

Group sampling on present project

(3)

Constitution of Present Sample

(5)

Age range

(1)

Educational background

(3)

Marital status

(1)

Religious background

(1)

Parental occupational class

(1)

Subject's occupational class

(1)

Rural-urban background

(1)

Decade of birth

(1)

Age at onset of adolescence

(1)

Geographic origin

(1)

Inadequacies of Present Sample

(1)

Specific Sources of Present Sample

(6)

Groups involved

(1)

Occupations of female subjects

(2)

Occupations of husbands of female subjects

(2)

Number of Cases in Sample

(2)

Question inapplicable

(1)

Uncertain behavior

(1)

Question not asked

(1)

Interviewer's failure

(1)

Refusal to reply

(1)

Insufficient information

(1)

Statistical Analyses

(13)

Accumulative incidence

(1)

Active incidence

(1)

Frequency of activity

(1)

Frequency classes

(1)

Median frequency

(1)

Active median frequency

(1)

Total median frequency

(1)

Mean frequency

(1)

Active mean frequency

(1)

Total mean frequency

(1)

Standard error

(1)

Significant differences

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

(1)

Coefficient of correlation

(1)

Age

(1)

Marital status

(1)

Educational level

(1)

Occupational class of parental home

(1)

Decade of birth

(1)

Age at onset of adolescence

(1)

Rural-urban background

(1)

Religious background

(1)

U. S. estimates

(2)

3. SOURCES OF DATA

(43)

Case Histories Obtained in Personal Interviews

(6)

Establishing rapport

(1)

Objectivity of the investigator

(1)

Confidence of the record

(1)

Flexibility in form of question

(2)

Consistency of data

(1)

Determining the quality of the response

(1)

Time involved in interview

(1)

Reported Data from Case Histories

(2)

Accumulative incidence

(1)

Active incidence

(1)

Frequency of activity

(1)

Number of years involved

(1)

Techniques

(1)

Partners

(1)

Motivations and attitudes

(1)

Correlations with biologic and social backgrounds

(1)

Psychologic and social significance

(1)

Reliability and Validity of Reported Data

(17)

Retakes

(7)

Comparisons of spouses

(1)

Conformance of female and male reports on marital coitus

(2)

Non-conformance of female and male reports on pre-marital coitus

(2)

Memory vs. physical findings

(1)

Comparisons of data in present and previous studies

(2)

Recorded Data as Sources of Information

(6)

Calendars

(1)

Diaries

(1)

Correspondence

(1)

Original fiction

(1)

Scrapbooks and photographic collections

(1)

Art materials

(1)

Toilet wall inscriptions

(1)

Other erotic materials

(1)

Sado-masochistic material

(1)

Observed Data

(3)

Community studies

(1)

Clinical studies

(1)

Mammalian studies

(2)

Previously Published Studies

(9)

Anthropologic studies

(1)

Legal studies

(1)

Previous statistical studies

(2)

Other previous studies

(5)

PART II. TYPES OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AMONG FEMALES

101

(466)

4. PRE-ADOLESCENT SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

101

(31)

Pre-Adolescent Sexual Response and Orgasm

102

(5)

Accumulative incidence of pre-adolescent response

103

(1)

Nature of pre-adolescent orgasm

104

(1)

Accumulative incidence of pre-adolescent orgasm

105

(1)

Sources of early arousal and orgasm

105

(2)

Pre-Adolescent Heterosexual Play

107

(6)

Socio-sexual development

108

(1)

Accumulative incidence of heterosexual play

109

(1)

Active incidence of heterosexual play

110

(1)

Frequency of heterosexual play

111

(1)

Number of years in heterosexual play

111

(1)

Techniques of heterosexual play

111

(2)

Pre-Adolescent Homosexual Play

113

(1)

Accumulative incidence of homosexual play

113

(1)

Active incidence of homosexual play

114

(1)

Number of years in homosexual play

114

(1)

Techniques of homosexual play

114

(1)

Significance of Pre-Adolescent Sex Play

114

(2)

Significance in psychosexual development

114

(1)

Effect on adult patterns

115

(1)

Pre-Adolescent Contacts with Adult Males

116

(6)

Incidence and frequency of contact with adults

117

(1)

Adult partners

118

(1)

Nature of contacts with adults

119

(1)

Significance of adult contacts

120

(2)

Adolescent Development

122

(10)

Physical development

122

(3)

Psychosexual development in adolescence

125

(7)

5. MASTURBATION

132

(59)

Definition

133

(1)

Mammalian and Primitive Human Backgrounds

134

(3)

Masturbation among mammals

134

(1)

Masturbation among primitive human groups

135

(1)

Phylogenetic interpretations

136

(1)

Learning to Masturbate

137

(4)

Self-discovery

137

(2)

Verbal and printed sources

139

(1)

Petting experience

140

(1)

Observation

140

(1)

Homosexual experience

140

(1)

Relation to Age and Marital Status

141

(7)

Among children

141

(1)

Accumulative incidence

142

(1)

Active incidence

143

(1)

Frequency to orgasm

144

(2)

Individual variation in frequency

146

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

146

(1)

Number of years involved

147

(1)

Relation to Educational Level

148

(2)

Incidence to orgasm

148

(1)

Frequency to orgasm

148

(2)

Percentage of total outlet

150

(1)

Relation to Parental Occupational Class

150

(1)

Relation to Decade of Birth

151

(1)

Incidence

151

(1)

Frequency to orgasm

152

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

152

(1)

Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence

152

(1)

Relation to Rural-Urban Background

153

(1)

Incidence

153

(1)

Frequency to orgasm

153

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

153

(1)

Relation to Religious Background

154

(4)

Accumulative incidence

154

(2)

Active incidence

156

(1)

Frequency to orgasm

156

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

157

(1)

Techniques of Masturbation

158

(6)

Clitoral and labial techniques

158

(1)

Labia majora

159

(1)

Thigh pressures

159

(1)

Muscular tensions

160

(1)

Breasts

161

(1)

Vaginal insertions

161

(2)

Fantasy alone

163

(1)

Other techniques

163

(1)

Speed of response to orgasm

163

(1)

Fantasy Accompanying Masturbation

164

(1)

Significance of Masturbation

165

(8)

Physiologic significance

165

(1)

Lack of physical harm

166

(2)

Moral interpretations

168

(1)

Legal significance

169

(1)

Psychologic significance

169

(2)

Social significance

171

(2)

Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male

173

(18)

6. NOCTURNAL SEX DREAMS

191

(36)

Origins of Nocturnal Dreams

192

(4)

Incidence and Frequency

196

(9)

General summary

196

(4)

Relation to age and marital status

200

(1)

Relation to educational level

201

(1)

Relation to parental occupational class

202

(1)

Relation to decade of birth

202

(1)

Relation to age at onset of adolescence

203

(1)

Relation to rural-urban background

203

(1)

Relation to religious background

203

(2)

Percentage of Total Outlet

205

(2)

Correlation with Other Sexual Outlets

207

(5)

Content of Nocturnal Dreams

212

(2)

Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male

214

(13)

7. PRE-MARITAL PETTING

227

(55)

Definition

227

(1)

Phylogenetic Origins

228

(3)

Historical Occurrence

231

(2)

Relation to Age

233

(6)

Accumulative incidence

233

(1)

Active incidence

234

(1)

Frequency of experience

235

(2)

Frequency of orgasm

237

(1)

Individual variation in frequency

237

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

238

(1)

Number of years involved

238

(1)

Number of partners

238

(1)

Relation to Age at Marriage and Educational Level

239

(3)

Incidence

239

(2)

Frequency of petting to orgasm

241

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

241

(1)

Relation to Parental Occupational Class

242

(1)

Relation to Decade of Birth

242

(4)

Accumulative incidence

243

(1)

Active incidence

244

(1)

Frequency of orgasm

245

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

245

(1)

Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence

246

(1)

Relation to Rural-Urban Background

246

(1)

Relation to Religious Background

247

(3)

Accumulative incidence

247

(1)

Active incidence

248

(1)

Frequency of orgasm

248

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

249

(1)

Socio-Sexual Relations as Measures of Female Capacities

250

(1)

Techniques in Petting

251

(8)

Simple kissing

251

(1)

Deep kissing

252

(1)

Breast stimulation

253

(1)

Mouth-breast contacts

253

(3)

Manual stimulation of female genitalia

256

(1)

Manual stimulation of the male genitalia

256

(1)

Oral contacts with female genitalia

257

(1)

Oral contacts with male genitalia

257

(1)

Genital apposition

258

(1)

Time involved

259

(1)

Place

259

(1)

Significance of Petting

259

(8)

Moral interpretations

259

(2)

Legal implications

261

(2)

Physiologic significance

263

(1)

Social significance

264

(3)

Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male

267

(15)

8. PRE-MARITAL COITUS

282

(64)

Historical Origins

282

(3)

Mammalian backgrounds

282

(1)

Anthropologic data

283

(2)

In American cultures

285

(1)

Relation to Age

285

(8)

Accumulative incidence of experience

286

(2)

Accumulative incidence to orgasm

288

(1)

Active incidence

288

(1)

Frequency

288

(2)

Percentage of total outlet

290

(1)

Number of years involved

291

(1)

Number of partners

292

(1)

Relation to Age at Marriage and Educational Level

293

(3)

Accumulative incidence

293

(2)

Active incidence

295

(1)

Frequency

296

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

296

(1)

Relation to Parental Occupational Class

296

(2)

Accumulative incidence

296

(1)

Active incidence

297

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

298

(1)

Relation to Decade of Birth

298

(4)

Accumulative incidence

298

(3)

Active incidence

301

(1)

Frequency

302

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

302

(1)

Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence

302

(1)

Relation to Rural-Urban Background

303

(1)

Relation to Religious Background

304

(3)

Incidence

304

(2)

Frequency

306

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

307

(1)

Significance of Pre-Marital Coitus

307

(3)

Against pre-marital coitus

307

(1)

For pre-marital coitus

308

(2)

Nature and Conditions of Pre-marital Coitus

310

(3)

Place of coitus

310

(1)

Techniques of pre-coital foreplay

311

(1)

Time involved in foreplay

311

(1)

Positions in coitus

312

(1)

Nudity

312

(1)

Physiologic Significance

313

(1)

Psychologic Significance

313

(8)

Attitudes

314

(2)

Regret after experience

316

(3)

Acceptance

319

(2)

Moral Aspects

321

(3)

Legal Aspects

324

(2)

Social Significance

326

(4)

Pre-marital pregnancy

326

(1)

Venereal infection

327

(1)

Emotional significance

327

(1)

Effect on marriage

328

(2)

Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male

330

(16)

9. MARITAL COITUS

346

(63)

Relation to Age

348

(6)

Incidence of experience

348

(1)

Frequency of experience

348

(2)

Individual variation in frequency

350

(2)

Incidence and frequency of orgasm

352

(1)

Apparent aging effect in incidence and frequency

353

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

354

(1)

Relation to Educational Level

354

(2)

Relation to Parental Occupational Class

356

(1)

Relation to Decade of Birth

356

(3)

Active incidence of orgasm

356

(2)

Frequency of experience

358

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

359

(1)

Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence

359

(1)

Relation to Religious Background

359

(1)

Coital Techniques in Marriage

360

(6)

Pre-coital petting techniques

361

(1)

Coital positions

362

(2)

Time involved in foreplay

364

(1)

Nudity in sleep and in coitus

365

(1)

Moral and Legal Considerations

366

(5)

Significance of Orgasm

371

(2)

Occurrence of Orgasm in the Female

373

(3)

Incidence of female orgasm

373

(2)

Multiple orgasm

375

(1)

Nature of Factors Affecting Orgasm

376

(16)

Intrinsic capacity of the female

377

(1)

Orgasm in relation to age of female

378

(1)

Orgasm in relation to educational level

378

(1)

Orgasm in relation to parental occupational class

379

(1)

Orgasm in relation to decade of birth

380

(1)

Orgasm in relation to age at onset of adolescence

381

(1)

Orgasm in relation to religious background

381

(1)

Orgasm in relation to age at marriage

382

(1)

Orgasm in relation to length of marriage

383

(1)

Orgasm in relation to techniques of marital coitus

384

(1)

Orgasm in marital coitus vs. pre-marital orgasm

385

(1)

Orgasm in marital coitus vs. pre-marital coital experience

386

(2)

Orgasm in marital coitus vs. pre-marital petting to orgasm

388

(2)

Orgasm in marital coitus vs. pre-marital experience in masturbation

390

(2)

Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male

392

(17)

10. EXTRA-MARITAL COITUS

409

(37)

Mammalian Origins

410

(2)

Anthropologic Data

412

(4)

Relation to Age

416

(5)

Accumulative incidence

416

(1)

Active incidence

417

(1)

Incidence of orgasm

418

(1)

Frequency

419

(1)

Sporadic nature of frequency

419

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

420

(1)

Relation to Educational Level

421

(1)

Relation to Parental Occupational Class

422

(1)

Relation to Decade of Birth

422

(2)

Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence

424

(1)

Relation to Religious Background

424

(1)

Nature and Conditions of Extra-Marital Coitus

424

(4)

Partners

425

(1)

Number of years involved

425

(1)

Extra-marital petting

426

(1)

Relation to pre-marital coitus

427

(1)

Moral and Legal Status

428

(3)

Anglo-American law

428

(2)

Social attitudes

430

(1)

Social Significance

431

(5)

Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male

436

(10)

11. HOMOSEXUAL RESPONSES AND CONTACTS

446

(56)

Physiologic and Psychologic Bases

446

(2)

Mammalian Background

448

(3)

Anthropologic Background

451

(1)

Relation to Age and Marital Status

452

(7)

Accumulative incidence in total sample

452

(2)

Active incidence to orgasm

454

(1)

Frequency to orgasm

455

(2)

Percentage of total outlet

457

(1)

Number of years involved

458

(1)

Number of partners

458

(1)

Relation to Educational Level

459

(2)

Accumulative incidence

459

(1)

Active incidence to orgasm

460

(1)

Frequency to orgasm

460

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

461

(1)

Relation to Parental Occupational Class

461

(1)

Relation to Decade of Birth

461

(1)

Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence

462

(1)

Relation to Rural-Urban Background

463

(1)

Relation to Religious Background

463

(3)

Accumulative incidence

463

(2)

Active incidence

465

(1)

Active median frequency to orgasm

466

(1)

Percentage of total outlet

466

(1)

Techniques in Homosexual Contacts

466

(2)

The Heterosexual-Homosexual Balance

468

(8)

Heterosexual-homosexual rating

469

(3)

Percentage with each rating

472

(2)

Extent of female vs. male homosexuality

474

(2)

Social Significance of Homosexuality

476

(11)

Acceptance for oneself

477

(2)

Approval for others

479

(2)

Moral interpretations

481

(2)

Legal attitudes

483

(3)

Basic social interests

486

(1)

Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male

487

(15)

12. ANIMAL CONTACTS

502

(8)

Bases of Inter-Specific Sexual Contacts

503

(2)

Incidences and Frequencies

505

(2)

In pre-adolescence

505

(1)

Among adult females

505

(2)

Significance of Animal Contacts

507

(2)

Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male

509

(1)

13. TOTAL SEXUAL OUTLET

510

(57)

Development of Sexual Responsiveness

511

(7)

First erotic response in the female

512

(1)

Sources of first arousal

513

(1)

Age at first orgasm in the female

513

(1)

Factors affecting age at first orgasm

514

(2)

Sources of first orgasm

516

(2)

Single Females: Total Outlet

518

(10)

Accumulative incidence

518

(1)

Active incidence

518

(1)

Relation of frequency to age

518

(1)

Female vs. male frequency prior to marriage

519

(1)

Other factors affecting incidence and frequency

520

(1)

Active incidence and frequency, and religious background

521

(3)

Sources of total outlet for single females

524

(2)

Single females without orgasm

526

(2)

Married Females: Total Outlet

528

(4)

Relation to age

528

(1)

Relation to decade of birth

529

(1)

Relation to other factors

529

(2)

Sources of total outlet

531

(1)

Married females without orgasm

532

(1)

Previously Married Females: Total Outlet

532

(5)

Relation to age

533

(2)

Relation to educational level

535

(1)

Sources of total outlet

536

(1)

Previously married females without orgasm

537

(1)

Individual Variation

537

(30)

PART III. COMPARISONS OF FEMALE AND MALE

567

(196)

14. ANATOMY OF SEXUAL RESPONSE AND ORGASM

567

(27)

Basic Significance of Anatomic Data

568

(1)

Sources of Data

569

(1)

Stimulation through End Organs of Touch

570

(20)

Penis

571

(3)

Clitoris

574

(2)

Urethra and meatus

576

(1)

Labia minora

576

(2)

Labia majora and scrotum

578

(1)

Vestibule of vagina

579

(1)

Interior of vagina

579

(5)

Cervix

584

(1)

Perineum

584

(1)

Anus

585

(1)

Breasts

586

(1)

Mouth

587

(1)

Ears

588

(1)

Buttocks

589

(1)

Thighs

589

(1)

Other body surfaces

589

(1)

Stimulation through Other Sense Organs

590

(1)

Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male

591

(3)

15. PHYSIOLOGY OF SEXUAL RESPONSE AND ORGASM

594

(48)

Physiologic Changes During Sexual Response

595

(28)

Tactile and pressure responses

595

(1)

Pulse rate

595

(4)

Blood pressure

599

(3)

Increased peripheral flow of blood

602

(1)

Tumescence

603

(2)

Respiration

605

(1)

Anoxia

605

(2)

Bleeding

607

(1)

Female genital secretions

607

(3)

Male genital secretions

610

(3)

Nasal and salivary secretions

613

(1)

Reduction in sensory perception

613

(4)

Central nervous system

617

(1)

Movements in buttocks and pelvis

618

(1)

Movements of thighs

619

(1)

Movements of feet and toes

620

(1)

Movements of arms and legs

620

(1)

Movements of hands and fingers

621

(1)

Abdominal muscles

621

(1)

Thoracic muscles

621

(1)

Neck muscles

622

(1)

Facial muscles

622

(1)

Eye muscles

622

(1)

Scrotum and testes

623

(1)

Other structures

623

(1)

The Approach to Orgasm

623

(4)

The build-up

623

(2)

Speed of response

625

(2)

Orgasm

627

(4)

After-Effects of Orgasm

631

(9)

Muscular spasms and convulsions

631

(1)

Genital spasms and convulsions

632

(2)

Ejaculation

634

(2)

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