Alfred Kinsey's Research,which Began in the United States in the 1940s

question 75

Multiple Choice

Alfred Kinsey's research,which began in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s,was surprising because it revealed

• A) the extent to which assumptions about the sexual activities of men and women had come to resemble each other.
• B) a tremendous discrepancy between prevailing public expectations of sexual behavior and actual sexual conduct.
• C) the homogeneity of sexual experience in the United States.
• D) a strong correlation between income and sexual attitudes.

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