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History of the Scientific Study of Human Sexuality. From 342 Human Sexuality September 4, 2007. History of the Scientific Study of Human Sexuality. 1859: Darwin writes The Origin of the Species 1905: Freud writes Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex
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History of the Scientific Study of Human Sexuality From 342 Human Sexuality September 4, 2007
History of the Scientific Study of Human Sexuality 1859: Darwin writes The Origin of the Species 1905: Freud writes Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex 1906: Havelock Ellis writes Studies in the Psychology of Sex 1948: Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the Human Male 1953: Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the Human Female 1960: The FDAapproves the birth-control pill. According to the Kinsey Report Every average man you know Much prefers his lovely covey to court When the temperature is low But when the thermometer goes way up And the weather is sizzling hot Mr. Pants for romance is not Because it’s too darn hot. Cole Porter Kiss Me Kate
History of the Scientific Study of Human Sexuality • 1964: Journal of Sex Research is started • 1965 Groswold v. Connecticut rules that the government cannot regulate a couple’s birth control • 1966: Masters and Johnson publish Human Sexual Response • 1973: Roe v. Wade decides that a woman’s right to privacy encompasses her decision to terminate a pregnancy. • 1974: Helen Kaplan publishes The New Sex Therapy • 1976: The Hite Report is published.
History of the Scientific Study of Human Sexuality • 1978: Bell and Weinberg publish Homosexualities. • 1981: Supreme courts in Massachusetts and New Jersey rule that husbands can be prosecuted for raping their wives. • 1994: Laumann, et. al. publish The Social Organization of Sexuality • 2003:The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Lawrence v. Texas • 2007: Lauman, et. Al. publish study of sexual behavior among “seniors”