BOOK DESCRIPTION
A reproduction of the classic text, unavailable now for more than a
decade, with a new introduction by the author. The Hite Report, first
published in 1976, was a sexual revolution in six hundred pages. To
answer sensitive questions dealing with the most intimate details of
women's sexuality, Hite's innovation was simple: she asked women, a lot
of them, everything--and published the results.
One hundred thousand
women, ages fourteen to seventy-eight, were asked what they do and don't
like about sex; how orgasm really feels, with and without intercourse;
how it feels not to have an orgasm during sex; the importance of
clitoral stimulation and masturbation; and to name the greatest
pleasures and frustrations of their sexual lives, among many other
questions.
The Hite Report declares that orgasm is easy and strong
for women, given the right stimulation; that most women have orgasm most
easily during masturbation or clitoral stimulation by hand; that sex as
we define it is a cultural institution, not a biological one; and that
attitudes must change to include the stimulation women desire.
Shere Hite (1942-2020). The Hite Report: A National Study of Female Sexuality. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2004. Softcover. 512 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-5832-561-2.
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