Drawing upon never before disclosed facts about Kinsey's childhood, Jones traces the roots of Kinsey's scholarly interest in human sexuality to his tortured upbringing. Between the sexual tensions of the culture and Kinsey's devoutly religious family, Jones depicts Kinsey emerging from childhood with psychological trauma but determined to rescue humanity from the emotional and sexual repression he had suffered. New facts about his marriage, family life, and relationships with students and colleagues enrich this portrait of the complicated, troubled man who transformed the state of public discourse on human sexuality.
- ISBN10 0393040860
- ISBN13 9780393040869
- Publish Date 17 October 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 October 2003
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 832
- Language English