Kinsey Reports

The Kinsey Reports are two studies of human sexual behavior published by Alfred Kinsey and colleagues in 1948 and 1953. Based on interviews, they documented variation in sexual experiences and challenged prevailing assumptions.

Alfred Kinsey: Alfred Kinsey was an American biologist who led the research that produced the Kinsey Reports. His interview project and public profile shaped how the reports were conducted and received.
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male: Sexual Behavior in the Human Male is Alfred Kinsey and colleagues' 1948 study of male sexual behavior. It was the first of the two reports and established their interview-based approach.
Alfred C. Kinsey: Alfred C. Kinsey was an American zoologist whose work on sexual behavior made him a public figure. This alternate name is used in some accounts, but the reports' central author is listed as Alfred Kinsey.
Kinsey Institute: The Kinsey Institute is a research institute at Indiana University focused on sexuality, gender, and relationships. It continues the institutional research legacy begun by the reports.
Sexual behavior: Sexual behavior comprises actions and experiences related to sexuality. The reports made observed behavior, rather than moral ideals, their central subject.
Sexual Behavior in the Human Female: Sexual Behavior in the Human Female is Alfred Kinsey and colleagues' 1953 study of female sexual behavior. It extended the project to women and drew especially intense public scrutiny.
Gall wasp: Gall wasps are insects whose larvae induce distinctive growths on plants. Kinsey's earlier zoological research on gall wasps developed his taxonomic and data-collection practices.
Sexology: Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality. The reports helped establish empirical research on sexuality as a prominent field.
Kinsey scale: The Kinsey scale classifies sexual orientation along a continuum from exclusively heterosexual to exclusively homosexual, with intermediate categories. It summarized one reported dimension of sexual experience, though it was not a complete measure of identity.
Structured interview: A structured interview uses a standardized set of questions to collect comparable responses. Kinsey's extensive interviews generated the personal histories from which the reports drew their data.

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