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Name: Alfred C. Kinsey
Author: James H. Jones

James H. Jones delivers a comprehensive, twenty‑year‑in‑the‑making biography of Alfred C. Kinsey, the pioneering American biologist who revolutionized the study of human sexuality. Drawing on newly uncovered information from Kinsey’s childhood, family, marriage, and professional relationships, Jones reveals the psychological and personal forces that shaped Kinsey’s research ambitions and constructed persona. The work illuminates Kinsey’s impact on public discourse about sexuality while presenting him as a deeply troubled, yet extraordinary individual whose legacy continues to inform sexology, psychology, and public health.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: James H. Jones

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