Sexual Behavior in the Human Female

The relationship between attitudes towards and knowledge of sexual diversity /La relación entre actitudes y conocimientos sobre diversidad sexual

“…We believe that the university training of future teachers should include the maximum content on human diversity, including sexual diversity. In this latter field, teacher training should primarily: (1) disassociate human sexuality from reproduction and animal sexuality; instead of grounding the acceptance of sexual relations on biology or nature, it should be grounded on ethics (Rainville, 1988); (2) provide information on the diversity of sex roles (Bem, 1974(Bem, , 1981 and sexual behaviours in human beings (Kinsey et al, 1948(Kinsey et al, , 1953; (3) provide information on the diversity of sexual behaviours in nature (Bagemihl, 1999); and (4) study the myths and history of human sexuality (Aldrich, 2006). This training would allow future teachers to grasp that sexual relations between people of the same sex are not against nature and would show that sexual diversity is as universal and natural as humanity itself.…”

“…Thus, the scientific evidence on sex roles (Bem, 1974(Bem, , 1981 and sexual behaviours (Kinsey et al, 1948;1953) shows that human sexuality is characterized by its diversity.…”

“…The participants responded to an anonymous questionnaire (see Appendix) made up of two parts. The first part, items 1-51, identifies their knowledge of sex roles (Bem, 1974(Bem, , 1981, sexual behaviours (Kinsey et al, 1948;1953) and the realities of LGB youth (Chamberland et al, 2011;Kosciw, Greytak, Diaz, & Bartkiewicz, 2010;Remafedi, 1987). We used neither Bem's nor Kinsey's questionnaires, since our goal was not to evaluate the participants' sex role or sexual behaviour but instead their knowledge of these issues.…”

Validation of laser Doppler flowmetry for the continuous measurement of women's genital response

“…Participants provided responses to questions about demographic information, including their age ( range = 18 to 28 years), cultural background, education level, relationship status, and hormonal contraceptive use. Self‐reported sexual attractions to men and women were assessed using a single item adapted from the Kinsey scale (Kinsey et al, 1953).…”

Sexual dysfunctions.

“…While sexual dysfunctions were or were not being addressed in psychoanalysts' offices across North American and Europe in the mid-20th century, Alfred Kinsey' s exhaustive surveys of sexual behavior in American men and women confirmed the high prevalence of sexual difficulties, at least in men (Kinsey et al, 1948(Kinsey et al, , 1953. More importantly, his data pointed to the sexual conflict with which mid-century Americans were living, many of them engaging in behaviors that were culturally unacceptable.…”