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A report on a survey of sexual behavior conducted by a research team centered at the University of Chicago, designed to determine the prevalence of sexual practices and place them in their social contexts. The results, not especially readable to the general public, offer statistics on aspects of American sexual behavior such as new partner formation, early sexual experiences, contraception and abortion, coercion, and sexual dysfunction. Includes numerous tables and graphs, and the complete survey questionnaire. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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The Social Organization of Sexuality reports the complete results of the nation's most comprehensive representative survey of sexual practices in the general adult population of the United States. This highly detailed portrait of sex in America and its social context and implications has established a new and original scientific orientation to the study of sexual behavior. "The most comprehensive U.S. sex survey ever." 'USA Today"The findings from this survey, the first in decades to provide detailed insights about the sexual behavior of a representative sample of Americans, will have a profound impact on how policy makers tackle a number of pressing health problems." 'Alison Bass, The Boston Globe"A fat, sophisticated, and sperm-freezingly serious volume. . . . This book is not in the business of giving us a good time. It is in the business of asking three thousand four hundred and thirty-two other people whether they had a good time, and exactly what they did to make it so good." 'Anthony Lane, The New YorkerNew York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year
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