Kinsey researched human sexuality which also discovered the field of sexology. Kinsey was born in 1894 in Hoboken, New Jersey. His mother didn't have much education but his father was a professor. Kinsey also came from poor family and was never treated for his illnesses when he was a child. Kinsey did attend college and gained a lot from his experiences. When Kinsey was a young man he would insert objects into his urethra, this was to punish himself for having homophobic thoughts as this was his way of curing himself. He even circumcised himself. Kinsey seemed to be an odd man, perhaps this is what got him interested in studying human sexuality, out of his own curiosity. He did marry a woman and fathered four children. Kinsey's research was
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The people Kinsey studies the most were prostitutes and prisoners. As well as homosexual men. This was the starting point of his research because it was quite difficult to get everyday people to participate in the study at this time. So although he was gaining a lot of information it wasn't all the information that was out there. Kinsey eventually was able to talk to married couples and ask about there sexual experiences but this information wasn't very accurate. Kinsey did publish many books becoming bestsellers and the public started to see him as some sort of celebrity. The 1960s and 1970s were the most beneficial times for Kinsey's research. From filming his own experiences to researching materials from all over the world. Kinsey had such a drive to research as much as he could to best understand human sexuality which wasn't done very often at this time. It suggests that his curiosity in homosexual behavior is why he chose to research so extensively into this field. We know now his research was a great step forward to opening the conversation of sex, although not all his findings were completely accurate we still have a lot of information that wasn't available until Kinsey. Kinsey really did extensively research to better understand human sexuality and it's many different
The people Kinsey studies the most were prostitutes and prisoners. As well as homosexual men. This was the starting point of his research because it was quite difficult to get everyday people to participate in the study at this time. So although he was gaining a lot of information it wasn't all the information that was out there. Kinsey eventually was able to talk to married couples and ask about there sexual experiences but this information wasn't very accurate. Kinsey did publish many books becoming bestsellers and the public started to see him as some sort of celebrity. The 1960s and 1970s were the most beneficial times for Kinsey's research. From filming his own experiences to researching materials from all over the world. Kinsey had such a drive to research as much as he could to best understand human sexuality which wasn't done very often at this time. It suggests that his curiosity in homosexual behavior is why he chose to research so extensively into this field. We know now his research was a great step forward to opening the conversation of sex, although not all his findings were completely accurate we still have a lot of information that wasn't available until Kinsey. Kinsey really did extensively research to better understand human sexuality and it's many different