Classics of Sex Research

Krafft-Ebing, R. (any). Psychopathia Sexualis.

1. Read Preface to the First Edition
2. Read Table of Contents
3. Read 3 or 4 sections of interest to get a feel for the style of the author and the type of material presented

Kinsey, Pomeroy & Martin. (1948). Sexual Behavior in the Human Male.

1. Read Table of Contents
2. Read "Historical Introduction" (pp. 3-34)
3. Read a chapter of interest

Kinsey, Pomeroy, Martin & Gebhard. (1953). Sexual Behavior in the Human Female.

1. Read Table of Contents
2. Read "Scope of the Study" (pp. 3-21)
3. Read a chapter of interest

Masters & Johnson. (1966). Human Sexual Response

1. Read Table of Contents
2. Read "The Sexual Response Cycle" and "The Research Problem" (pp. 3-23)
3. Scan the other chapters

Masters & Johnson (1970). Human Sexual Inadequacy

1. Read Table of Contents
2. Read a chapter of interest

Find and read material from a recent (within the last 10 years) survey of sexual behavior.