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American Sexual Character: Sex, Gender, and National Identity in the Kinsey Reports
Miriam G. Reumann
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Hardback. When Alfred Kinsey's studies "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" appeared in 1948 and 1953, their data spurred an unprecedented public discussion of the nation's sexual practices and ideologies. This work examines national debates about sexuality, gender, and Americanness after World War II. Num Pages: 305 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
When Alfred Kinsey's massive studies "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" appeared in 1948 and 1953, their detailed data spurred an unprecedented public discussion of the nation's sexual practices and ideologies. As they debated what behaviors were normal or average, abnormal or deviant, Cold War Americans also celebrated and scrutinized the state of their nation, relating apparent changes in sexuality to shifts in its political structure, economy, and people. "American Sexual Character" employs the studies and the myriad responses they evoked to examine national debates about sexuality, gender, and Americanness after World War ... Read more
When Alfred Kinsey's massive studies "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" appeared in 1948 and 1953, their detailed data spurred an unprecedented public discussion of the nation's sexual practices and ideologies. As they debated what behaviors were normal or average, abnormal or deviant, Cold War Americans also celebrated and scrutinized the state of their nation, relating apparent changes in sexuality to shifts in its political structure, economy, and people. "American Sexual Character" employs the studies and the myriad responses they evoked to examine national debates about sexuality, gender, and Americanness after World War ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Number of Pages
305
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520238350
SKU
V9780520238350
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About Miriam G. Reumann
Miriam G. Reumann is Visiting Scholar at Brown University and Instructor in History at the University of Rhode Island.
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