ABSTRACT
This chapter talks about human sexual behavior through the work of Alfred Kinsey. A professor of zoology at Indiana University who specialized in the sexual behavior of the gall wasp, he was asked to deliver a lecture on the biology of sexual behavior for a colleague who had to leave town that day. Compared to women, men desire more frequent sexual intercourse, think about sex more often, have more intense sexual fantasies, masturbate more frequently, and are willing to make sacrifices for sex. Common to all patterns, sexual satisfaction was positively correlated with happiness for both men and women. However, men and women from countries that place a premium on gender equality expressed higher levels of sexual satisfaction than participants from countries marked by male-centered sexual interaction patterns. Many studies confirm that sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction are positively correlated and that this is true for both heterosexual and same-sex partners.
