SEX LIFE OF THE AMERICAN WOMAN AND THE KINSEY REPORT

by ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 1954

A series of essays by authorities in various fields examines different aspects of the second Kinsey report in the attempt to establish their meaning for society. In his introductory remarks, Dr. Ellis, a practicing psychologist known for comes to the conclusions that the Kinsey Report will not corrupt morals, that it cannot be for statistical juggling since Kinsey is aware of his own shortcomings in that respect, that if it is un- psychological- that was not its main intent, and that it is not the assassin of normality. Roughly then, the following essays discuss the facts Kinsey lays bare, their implications for the vastly inhibited lives women have lead, our backward mores and the misunderstanding between sexes, and interpret the possible good effects the report will have on the future. Essayists include Philip Wylie- who deplores the lack of training we receive in love; Lucy Freeman (known for her Fight ) on sex and emotional health; Rev. Theodore A. Gill on sex and the concept of sin; Dr. Arthur Mundy on frigidity; Donald Webster Cory on lesbianism; Ashley Montague on the sexual superiority of women- and many others. Not to be taken as a substitute for the report itself, these are nevertheless needed guides to it that will have a sale geared to the interest in the subject.

Pub Date: Feb. 1, 1954

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Greenberg

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1954

Categories: NONFICTION