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OverviewAlfred C. Kinsey was perhaps the most controversial figure in the US during the 1950s. His books on sexual behavior in the human male and female made best-seller lists and were translated into thirteen languages. Kinsey was denounced by journalists, clergymen, members of Congress, educators, and even housewives, yet upon his death, the New York Times called him In Kinsey: A Biography, Cornelia V. Christenson, an assistant to Dr. Kinsey, discloses the man behind the myth. She reveals how this dedicated family man and lover of the great outdoors began his journey as a scientist and ended up studying sexuality. And as Christenson points out, perhaps Kinsey's greatest accomplishment during his long struggle for academic freedom was protecting the freedom of the scientist to explore and analyze any field of inquiry. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cornelia V ChristensonPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press ISBN: 9780253041487ISBN 10: 0253041481 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 12 October 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMrs. Cornelia V. Christenson, a Trustee of the Institute for Sex Research, is author (with Paul H. Gebhard) of Sex Offenders: An Analysis of Types, and (with Theodore Robert Bowie) Studies in Erotic Art. For many years she worked as an assistant to Dr. Kinsey. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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