@article{904083,
      recid = {904083},
      title = {Sex research : early literature from statistics to  erotica.},
      pages = {1 online resource (1,410 monographs).},
      note = {Date range: 1520-1970.},
      abstract = {Dr. Alfred Charles Kinsey was an American biologist,  professor of entomology and zoology, and sexologist. Known  as the father of the sexual revolution, Dr. Kinsey's work  has influenced social and cultural values in the United  States and around the world. On April 8, 1947, Dr. Alfred  Kinsey and his research team incorporated as the Institute  for Sex Research. ISR had two primary goals: to continue  the team's research on human sexual behavior; and to  administer research resources, including research  materials, a library, case histories, and other related  materials. In 1981, 25 years after Dr. Kinsey's death, the  Institute for Sex Research was renamed The Kinsey Institute  for Sex Research. Sex Research: Early Literature from  Statistics to Erotica covers the topic of human sexuality  as it was treated in the writings of the 18th and 19th  centuries, although it should be noted that there are also  books from the 17th and 20th centuries, as well as some  books that were reprints of older texts from previous  centuries. The books in this collection are taken from the  Alfred C. Kinsey Institute for Sex Research at Indiana  University and offer a view into the materials Dr. Kinsey  acquired in order to continue his research into sexuality.  Human sexual behavior as a subject and factor in human  existence appears in works from almost every field of  knowledge. Modern readers are able to assess how much of  contemporary life reflects a real "sexual revolution" and  how much is really rooted in the past. The content in this  collection covers a variety of topics in the history of sex  and sexuality. One area covered is sexual behaviour and  attitudes. Books in this area look at the sexual mores of  the 18th and 19th centuries. Some of the topics covered  include: incest, celibacy, extramarital sex, and  homosexuality. One will also encounter books on sex, law,  and medicine. Books covering such topics as rape, sex  offenses, divorce, venereal diseases, reproduction, and  adultery make up this area of the collection. This section  contains a large number of trial accounts from the 18th  century. The topic of sex is well represented in  literature. The more "classic" titles in this area of  research appear in this section, which helps provide  insight into the development of varying sexual attitudes  throughout the world. Most titles are in English, French,  or German. Also presented are books covering sex and the  humanities. This part or the collection deals with the  status of women, anticlerical works, medical aspects of  sex, and the immoral effects of music, theater, and  dancing. Also included are social histories, dictionaries,  and art books. It is the variety of titles and subjects in  this collection that make the research opportunities  intriguing. As Dr. Alfred Kinsey stated: "A sex library,  unlike a library in any other subject, must draw material  from a diversity of fields. Not only must biology,  medicine, psychology, psychiatry, and other sciences be  represented, but also material from purely literary  sources, from the Classics, from modern fiction, from  poetry, from art, from law, from religious literature, and  from many other fields."},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/904083},
}