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Alfred Kinsey — Part 3
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: co problen ts new to the point of
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regarding interviews by looking
to prevent the subject from lying.
Jt ts a difficult book to reod
It ts so paradoxical tn
and anthropology and tts net results so controversial that a
number’ of pro and. con revtews have been made
14 chapters, each written by an
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT,
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SUBJECT: BOOK REVIEW . =. . - e-
: EXUAL.BEHAVIOR IN THE | a Fa ms
BY ALFRED S./KINSEY, ETAL ©. CM oO AE Menton
. Phe Pythor of this book ts a prdfessor of,’
; zoology at India University. He and his co-workers
time after time, through repetition, ~~~
that t%¢ ts the mo
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probably © Ble
being
new or radécal
the subject "straight in
the book ts man's baste instinct to
It covers such intimate details of human relattion-
questionable whether a zoologist is
yztng such personal data.
capable
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from high pressure interviews is: %
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nsey report" was tssued by ~~
The symposium consi sts Of > 7
outstanding person ing. :
Fhe reaction to Kinsey's book
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from various aspects such af vbyhy opo] ogt cal,
. 8oectological, psychiatrical, Si oa — a
ae RECORDED 4 to -
, n., Dre Kinsey states that he andI& sswtnZritpiervi ewed i
12,000 subjects representing every level in our, social strata- = |
-farners, soctalites, bootleggers, Ousinessmen, professors, © o&.'..
bs \s prostitutes and gamblers. The resul ¢--a rocking report of - | °°
7zuuh | our preg judtces, sexual habtts, preconceptions, unheard of. v-
es behavtor patterns in vartous stratas of soctety, all wrapped _
Cc. cic up tna cold, enalytical, 804-page book bulging with stotis-
tteal charts. an fa fee es
| a _ “ple ca ee, . 882. NOV 23 1986 _ . . es *.- - : = —
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