Sex Surveyed, 1949-1994: From Mass-Observation's "Little Kinsey" To The National Survey And The Hite Reports

by Liz Stanley

Overview

First published in 1995. This book provides the only feminist overview of the development of both the mainstream and the feminist variant of the survey as a means of investigating sexual attitude and behaviour. Illuminating reading for the general reader, essential for students on Sexuality, Methodology, Women’s Studies a d British Modern Social History courses and key text for all Sociologists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748403677
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/26/1995
Series:	Gender and Society: Feminist Perspectives on the Past and Present Ser.
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Section One: Mass-Observation, Little Kinsey & the Sex Survey Tradition: Introduction: Little Kinsey - Some Feminist Issues and Interests in Britain, by Mass-Observation; From Observing to Surveying, From Seatown to Little Kinsey; Mass-Observation's Sex Research 1937-1949; From Patterns of Marriage to Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles: The Sex Survey in Context; Theorising While Appearing Not To? - Ideas and the British Sex Survey. Section Two: Little Kinsey: Mass-Observation's Sex Survey of 1949: Part A, The survey: Sex Surveyed; Part B, The Mechanics of Sex: The Facts of Life; Sex Education; Birth Control; Part C, Institutions of Sex: Marriage; Divorce; Part D, Outside Marriage: Extra-Marital Relations; Prostitution; Part E, Sex and Life: The Psychology of Sex; Sexual Morality; Opinion Forming. Section Three: The Feminist Surveys Back: Surveying the Survey; Surveying Sex the Mass-Observation Way; Shere Hite & the Feminist Sex Survey; Sex Changes? - Sex Surveys and Social Change.