Sex Research Methods

Recommended Reading

Bancroft, M.D. (1997). Researching sexual behavior: Methodological issues. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

Bullough, V.L. (1994). Science in the bedroom: A history of sex research. New York, NY: Basic Books.

Carroll, J.L. (2010). Sexuality now: Embracing diversity (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Crews, D. (1994). Animal sexuality. Scientific American, 270, 109–14.

Maier, T. (2009). Masters of sex: The life and times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the couple who taught America to love. New York, NY: Basic Books.

Roach, M. (2008). Bonk: The curious coupling of science and sex. New York, NY: W.W. Norton.

Wiederman, M.W., & Whitley, B.E. (2002). Handbook for conducting research on human sexuality. Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum.

Recommended Viewing

Ashford, M. (Writer & Executive Producer). (2013). Masters of sex [Television series]. United States: Showtime.

Canner, L. (Producer & Director). (2009). Orgasm Inc. [Documentary]. United States: First Run Features.

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