Kinsey Movie Notes Only sexual dysfunction is abstinence delay of marriage and Sexual liberation is key to a strong marriage Decided to major in biology and left home Worked extremely hard and was literally always studying and not He finally met a girl and married June 3 1921 When he was married he didn t know what to do Finally they found she had a problem and it was fixed in a simple surgery He decided he wanted to learn all he could about sex and realized there socializing wasn t much The only research he found was basically to say what s acceptable Only marriage and anything to do with sex is ok Studying the wasps he realized that there is individual differences He applied this lesson to humans and wondered if personality differed He was discovering sex was a lot bigger than ppl thought After researching for 10 yrs he was ready to share his research He invited ppl to talk after class and share detail This is where he started to do some research on his students They started to tell him everything So many people came to ask questions and talk he realized that more The new president didn t want this class so Kinsey quit and decided to do research needed to be done sex research Started with students then teachers then grounds wife even kids He went everywhere trying to get as many ppl and variety of ppl He realized jails had a ton of guys that had nothing to do but talk He was kinda attracted to other men Had a thing for a undergrad student of his The research he found in the gay bars in Chicago showed such a variation of sexual activity it was crazy When he invited a committee over he got them to talk about their own sexual activity They decided he was the perfect guy to do large scale He started to get a team together and do work Each question was said in a neutral tone and asked like they had already In 1943 they averaged 600 histories a day Ran into a problem of making sure he had enough variation to have good sex research done the act research He started to interview groups of ppl Such as a frat or bowling team etc By 1956 they had 8900 interviews He encouraged his partners to try homosexuality and he even slept with his partners wives and his partners He believed in sex without love And him and his partners had affairs with other women and once the woman started to fall in love so they ended it His book was 700 pages 200000 ppl bought copies Created a scale from 0 6 because there were not clear categories of sexuality there were serious flaws in his research he drew a lot of research from one guy in jail who documented his accounts with children he didn t involve culture in his research Just stats too much on college whites sexually marginized Kinsey refused to change his method of research when asked He started to film sexual acts and take notes Especially interested in women because that was what his next book was gonna be on For two years he filmed and kept is a close secret He started to write the women s book and kept it under lock down Woman s sexual freedom only strengthened marriage not hurt it People revolted and were not happy about this book Rocksford institution said Kinsey made mistakes and pulled the plug in 1954 He started to explore darker things such as pain As his depression deepened he became more into masochism Aug 1956 Kinsey had a massive heart attack Aug 25 He died The Art and Science of Sexual Medicine and Counseling Sexual Medicine Embraces the physical and psychological study diagnosis treatment of sexual concerns It is a medical specialty addressing matters related to sexuality Sex Counseling and therapy Provides evaluation and treatment for sexual dysfunction utilizing methods involving counseling psychotherapy sex edu and behavior modification 287 The Body Bodies have been culturally constructed throughout history The Greek statues both men and women 18th century full figured woman Renoir A breast culture 1950s Thinness culture 1960s Twiggy Fitness culture 1990s and first decade of 21st century Fig Leafs Draped Statues in Congress They covered statues privates because they thought it was pornographic and dangerous to see Some Sex Stoppers Our American Culture Prudish Guilt Sin India Yoni and Lingams Bhutan The Divine Monk believed in sexuality as an exotic state They have male body parts everywhere all houses etc Women in particular but not only The Dandies of Medieval Times The French Court Women however most Handicapped bound feet tiny waists 19th century Today we have ratcheted up the pressure The perfectible body Men from Codpieces to penis Implants From Rhino considered huge aphrodisiac to Viagra For Women Huge increase in plastic surgery 33 since 2007 Highest growth in women under 25 Noses lips cheek bones lipo suction now vaginas Dangerous and sometimes disfiguring Our bodies are a large part of our identities Fat seen as a character flaw tall seen as smarter and more competent Color Darker rather than lighter has been a part of Racism Brazil the US etc Hair seen as youthful impt for both men women Penis Size and Breast size Fetish Bodies impact our connection to others throughout the life cycle The film private dicks about men dealing with their bodies concern wit penis size performance fertility as masculinity masturbation as a male entitlement or embarrassment dealing with bodies when they are damaged Movie Notes Heterosexual fear of looking at another mans penis To talk about it would make it less mystical or not as super average male loses virginity from 16 17 90 of men masturbate average erect penis is 5 6 in every 26 sec an American boy is circumcised trans sexual genitals are unique and kinda a cross between US has highest rate of STD s 18 states banned oral sex in 1998 30 mill American men suffer form erectile dysfunction Average ejaculation is 120 600 mill sperm What is Sex and Sexuality SEXUALITY All those aspects of the mind body and the genital arousal that occur alone or with a partner that pertain to the erotic or the sensual Bill Clinton Scandal I did not have sex with that woman Miss Lewinsky So What is Sex People think of sex as intercourse Glamour Magazine s definitions oral sex is not real sex Guys say they didn t have sex if there was no ejaculation Women say they did if it entered Cultural Prejudices about what sex is or is not We think of it as natural We think of some of it as normal and other acts as not normal What is underneath those beliefs and how true are they Do you think our sexuality is biologically
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