Good movie, beautifully shot, directed, & acted.
It concentrated more on a portrait of the man, not as much on the actual research.
It did give a good picture of what he was up against as far as guilt, repression, ignorance, & prudery. We forget how many sex practices we take for granted today were ILLEGAL.
Bible thumpers even today blame his mid-century report for all that's happened since with the sexual revolution, sex education, access to birth control, & acceptance of gays.
"When asked for comment on the validity of Kinsey's masturbation-specific data, a representative from the organization Concerned Women for America stated: "Our position is that any of Kinsey's statistics are suspect because of the unscrupulous and unscientific methods of research he used. We do not specifically have a position on masturbation." Despite this seemingly neutral statement, the CWA's Web site indicates they feel Kinsey's study is responsible for the current sexual climate, including our schools' current sex-education curriculum. Low points according to the CWA include antagonism toward abstinence-based programs, mint-flavored condoms handed out like candy, and photo exhibits of gay children and families prominently displayed in school libraries across the country.
Kinsey found out the hard way that his detractors were numerous. Shortly after the Report was released, the National Research Council contracted the American Statistical Association to examine Kinsey's findings in detail. This study of Kinsey's methods took 6 years to complete, and by the time it was finished, much of the financial support for Kinsey's research had been lost. However, the ASA concluded that Kinsey had done some of the best work ever in his field. Kinsey died a few years later in 1956, and the Institute for Sexual Research at Indiana University, the nonprofit corporation Kinsey founded, has continued his research ever since."
-http://www.jackinworld.com/library/articles/kinsey.html
It concentrated more on a portrait of the man, not as much on the actual research.
It did give a good picture of what he was up against as far as guilt, repression, ignorance, & prudery. We forget how many sex practices we take for granted today were ILLEGAL.
Bible thumpers even today blame his mid-century report for all that's happened since with the sexual revolution, sex education, access to birth control, & acceptance of gays.
"When asked for comment on the validity of Kinsey's masturbation-specific data, a representative from the organization Concerned Women for America stated: "Our position is that any of Kinsey's statistics are suspect because of the unscrupulous and unscientific methods of research he used. We do not specifically have a position on masturbation." Despite this seemingly neutral statement, the CWA's Web site indicates they feel Kinsey's study is responsible for the current sexual climate, including our schools' current sex-education curriculum. Low points according to the CWA include antagonism toward abstinence-based programs, mint-flavored condoms handed out like candy, and photo exhibits of gay children and families prominently displayed in school libraries across the country.
Kinsey found out the hard way that his detractors were numerous. Shortly after the Report was released, the National Research Council contracted the American Statistical Association to examine Kinsey's findings in detail. This study of Kinsey's methods took 6 years to complete, and by the time it was finished, much of the financial support for Kinsey's research had been lost. However, the ASA concluded that Kinsey had done some of the best work ever in his field. Kinsey died a few years later in 1956, and the Institute for Sexual Research at Indiana University, the nonprofit corporation Kinsey founded, has continued his research ever since."
-http://www.jackinworld.com/library/articles/kinsey.html
