sex research

…States, a field known as sex research was established among the social and behavioral sciences in an effort to investigate actual sexual practice. (See sexology.) Researchers such as Alfred Kinsey reported that homosexual activity was a frequent pattern in adolescence, among both males and females. The Kinsey report of 1948,…

…began helping him with his sex research. She filled a crucial role in the recruitment of study participants. With her pragmatic attitude and sociable nature, she was able to persuade hundreds of men and women to participate, even though the research was widely considered untoward. She gathered information on participants’…

…pioneer in the field of human sexuality research and sex therapy. With partner Virginia E. Johnson, Masters conducted groundbreaking research on sex physiology and in 1964 established the Masters & Johnson Institute (originally the Reproductive Biology Research Foundation), a clinic for couples who suffered from sexual dysfunction. (See also