In recent years, ethnographic research has challenged the notion within demography that
fertility-related behaviour is the outcome of individualistic calculations of the costs and …

These 22 contributions from the April 1996 meeting hosted by the Kinsey Institute at Indiana
U. present international perspectives on debates about methodological differences in …

During the past five years, researchers from the Medical Research Council and Uganda
Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Programme on AIDS have studied sexual behaviour to …

This book examines social, cultural, biological and psychological aspects of human
sexuality. Sex and reproduction are both discussed in depth. Empirical analysis is included …

Sexual activity is codified in social and cultural scripts of sexuality that give meaning to
sexual acts (Gagnon 1990a). If the body places broad limits on possible sexual acts, it is …

In spite of its central importance in human relationships, the study of sexuality has been
somewhat neglected by social psychologists. This reader brings together a fascinating …

This paper represents a review of substantive theoretical, methodological, and statistical
issues relevant to conducting research on human sexual behavior. Guidelines for …

The first edition of Sexual Conduct, published in 1973, swiftly became a landmark text in the
sociology of sexuality. It went on to profoundly shape the ideas of several generations of …

The purpose of this paper is to argue for the necessity of a rigorous sexual science. The
consequences of the absence of a sexual science and data on human sexual behavior are …

Over the centuries, science has evolved as a process combining simple curiosity, the
satisfaction provided by being able to make accurate predictions about events, and the …