FOREWORD by Robert M. Yerkes and George W. Corner
The Individual’s Right to Know
Problems of Marital Adjustment
Sexual Problems of Unmarried Youth
Social Control of Sexual Behavior
The protection of the individual
2. THE SAMPLE AND ITS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Probability sampling in a sex study
Group sampling on present project
Constitution of Present Sample
Inadequacies of Present Sample
Specific Sources of Present Sample
Occupations of female subjects
Occupations of husbands of female subjects
Occupational class of parental home
Case Histories Obtained in Personal Interviews
Objectivity of the investigator
Flexibility in form of question
Determining the quality of the response
Reported Data from Case Histories
Correlations with biologic and social backgrounds
Psychologic and social significance
Reliability and Validity of Reported Data
Conformance of female and male reports on marital coitus
Non-conformance of female and male reports on pre-marital coitus
Comparisons of data in present and previous studies
Recorded Data as Sources of Information
Scrapbooks and photographic collections
PART II. TYPES OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AMONG FEMALES
4. PRE -ADOLESCENT SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
Pre-Adolescent Sexual Response and Orgasm
Accumulative incidence of pre-adolescent response
Nature of pre-adolescent orgasm
Accumulative incidence of pre-adolescent orgasm
Sources of early arousal and orgasm
Pre-Adolescent Heterosexual Play
Accumulative incidence of heterosexual play
Active incidence of heterosexual play
Frequency of heterosexual play
Number of years in heterosexual play
Techniques of heterosexual play
Pre-Adolescent Homosexual Play
Accumulative incidence of homosexual play
Active incidence of homosexual play
Number of years in homosexual play
Significance of Pre-Adolescent Sex Play
Significance in psychosexual development
Pre-Adolescent Contacts with Adult Males
Incidence and frequency of contact with adults
Nature of contacts with adults
Significance of adult contacts
Psychosexual development in adolescence
Mammalian and Primitive Human Backgrounds
Masturbation among primitive human groups
Relation to Age and Marital Status
Individual variation in frequency
Relation to Parental Occupational Class
Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence
Relation to Rural-Urban Background
Relation to Religious Background
Clitoral and labial techniques
Fantasy Accompanying Masturbation
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
Relation to age and marital status
Relation to parental occupational class
Relation to age at onset of adolescence
Relation to rural-urban background
Relation to religious background
Correlation with Other Sexual Outlets
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
Individual variation in frequency
Relation to Age at Marriage and Educational Level
Frequency of petting to orgasm
Relation to Parental Occupational Class
Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence
Relation to Rural-Urban Background
Relation to Religious Background
Socio-Sexual Relations as Measures of Female Capacities
Manual stimulation of female genitalia
Manual stimulation of the male genitalia
Oral contacts with female genitalia
Oral contacts with male genitalia
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
Accumulative incidence of experience
Accumulative incidence to orgasm
Relation to Age at Marriage and Educational Level
Relation to Parental Occupational Class
Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence
Relation to Rural-Urban Background
Relation to Religious Background
Significance of Pre-Marital Coitus
Nature and Conditions of Pre-marital Coitus
Techniques of pre-coital foreplay
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
Individual variation in frequency
Incidence and frequency of orgasm
Apparent aging effect in incidence and frequency
Relation to Parental Occupational Class
Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence
Relation to Religious Background
Moral and Legal Considerations
Occurrence of Orgasm in the Female
Nature of Factors Affecting Orgasm
Intrinsic capacity of the female
Orgasm in relation to age of female
Orgasm in relation to educational level
Orgasm in relation to parental occupational class
Orgasm in relation to decade of birth
Orgasm in relation to age at onset of adolescence
Orgasm in relation to religious background
Orgasm in relation to age at marriage
Orgasm in relation to length of marriage
Orgasm in relation to techniques of marital coitus
Orgasm in marital coitus vs. pre-marital orgasm
Orgasm in marital coitus vs. pre-marital coital experience
Orgasm in marital coitus vs. pre-marital petting to orgasm
Orgasm in marital coitus vs. pre-marital experience in masturbation
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
Relation to Parental Occupational Class
Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence
Relation to Religious Background
Nature and Conditions of Extra-Marital Coitus
Relation to pre-marital coitus
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
11. HOMOSEXUAL RESPONSES AND CONTACTS
Physiologic and Psychologic Bases
Relation to Age and Marital Status
Accumulative incidence in total sample
Relation to Parental Occupational Class
Relation to Age at Onset of Adolescence
Relation to Rural-Urban Background
Relation to Religious Background
Active median frequency to orgasm
Techniques in Homosexual Contacts
The Heterosexual-Homosexual Balance
Heterosexual-homosexual rating
Extent of female vs. male homosexuality
Social Significance of Homosexuality
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
Bases of Inter-Specific Sexual Contacts
Significance of Animal Contacts
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
Development of Sexual Responsiveness
First erotic response in the female
Age at first orgasm in the female
Factors affecting age at first orgasm
Female vs. male frequency prior to marriage
Other factors affecting incidence and frequency
Active incidence and frequency, and religious background
Sources of total outlet for single females
Married females without orgasm
Previously Married Females: Total Outlet
Previously married females without orgasm
PART III. COMPARISONS OF FEMALE AND MALE
14. ANATOMY OF SEXUAL RESPONSE AND ORGASM
Basic Significance of Anatomic Data
Stimulation through End Organs of Touch
Stimulation through Other Sense Organs
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
15. PHYSIOLOGY OF SEXUAL RESPONSE AND ORGASM
Physiologic Changes During Sexual Response
Tactile and pressure responses
Increased peripheral flow of blood
Reduction in sensory perception
Movements in buttocks and pelvis
Movements of hands and fingers
Muscular spasms and convulsions
Genital spasms and convulsions
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
16. PSYCHOLOGIC FACTORS IN SEXUAL RESPONSE
Vicarious Sharing of Experience
Reactions to Associated Objects
Significance of Conditioning in Females and Males
Observing portrayals of nude figures
Interest in genital techniques
Observing burlesque and floor shows
Observing portrayals of sexual action
Fantasies concerning opposite sex
Stimulation by literary materials
Arousal from sado-masochistic stories
Discontinuity in sexual activity
Significance of sexual element in marriage
Social factors affecting sexual patterns
Summary and Comparisons of Female and Male
17. NEURAL MECHANISMS OF SEXUAL RESPONSE
Tactile Stimulation and Reflex Arcs
Function of the Sacro-Lumbar Area
Role of Upper Portions of Cord
Role of Autonomic Nervous System
Role of the Brain in Sexual Response
Occipital, parietal, and temporal lobes
18. HORMONAL FACTORS IN SEXUAL RESPONSE
Gonadal Hormones and Physical Characters
Development of physical characters in young mammals
Maintenance of physical characters in adults
Levels of Gonadal Hormones and Sexual Behavior
Estrogen levels at younger ages
Androgen levels at younger ages
Levels of gonadal hormones in older adults
Gonadal Insufficiencies and Sexual Behavior
Castration and sexual response in young females and males
Castration and sexual response in adult females
Castration of adult females of lower mammalian species
Castration and sexual response in adult males
Studies on Castration of Adult Human Males
Increased Supplies of Gonadal Hormones
Excessive gonadal hormones in young animals
Pituitary Hormones in Sexual Behavior
Relation of pituitary to physical characters
Relation of pituitary to sexual behavior
Pituitary secretions and levels of sexual response