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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.

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“A frankness and directness not usually seen in print … Many female readers can closely identify with these intimate revelations.” –Time

“The first major literary breakthrough in this field since the work of Masters and Johnson.” –The Literary Guild

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SHERE HITE, one of the great feminists and cultural anthropologists of our time, is internationally recognized for her work on psychosexual behavior and gender relations. Hite has lectured at universities around the world including the Sorbonne, Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, Oxford, the London School of Economics, and others. Hite also writes regularly for international newspapers and journals. Director of the National Organization for Women’s feminist sexuality project from 1972 to 1978, since that time she has directed Hite Research International. Her continuing study of sexual behavior includes major new discoveries on, for example, male sexuality, teen sexuality, and the relationship of sexuality to globalization. The Hite Report, first published in 1976, has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1583225692
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Seven Stories Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 4, 2003
Edition ‏ : ‎ Subsequent
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781583225691
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1583225691
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.26 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.91 x 1.42 x 8.94 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #256,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #54 in Women's Sexual Health
- #181 in Adoption (Books)
- #197 in General Sexual Health
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Customers find the book fascinating as a study into female sexuality, with one review highlighting detailed women's responses to questions about sex and intercourse. They describe it as very informative, with one customer noting it provides information without being overly scientific.

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Customers find the content of the book fascinating, with one customer highlighting the detailed accounts of women's sexual experiences and another noting the comprehensive series of interviews and responses to questions about sex and intercourse.

Good book. Very informative and interesting. A bit repetitive but that's because it cites many different studies....Read more

A serious scientific study of female sexuality after the "sexual revolution". Not designed for titillation and therefore is not titillating....Read more

Shere Hite's fascinating study into female sexuality sheds an ever-interesting light on women's sexual behaviour and secret desires....Read more

A full ranging series of interviews and answers to women responses to questions on sex and intercourse....Read more

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Customers find the book informative, with one mentioning it provides detailed information without being overly scientific.

...Now 20+ years later it is still very informative. I purchased 2 additional copies for the Young-ins who tell me it's the "Bomb"....Read more

Required reading. Educational.Read more

...This book told me what I wanted to know without being too scientific, thank you....Read more

...Beyond this entertainment, males can gain tremendous practical knowledge about how to please women sexually....Read more

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Houyhnhnm
Heterosexual males would be idiots not to study these lessons
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2021
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Most of this book consists of women describing sexual experiences in considerable detail. All the women are articulate; some are eloquent or even poetic.
Beyond this entertainment, males can gain tremendous practical knowledge about how to please women sexually. Any man who's interested in the subject (that includes me) should study these lessons, take them to heart, and practice them enthusiastically, not grudgingly.
I revisited the book after reading about the death of the author last year. Every article I read said that Playboy magazine trashed it, calling it "The Hate Report." I thought the magazine promoted sexual liberation and pleasure, so I'm dumbfounded by the harsh criticism. Maybe they disliked the author's feminist commentary. Being a feminist myself, I don't have a problem with it.
Even heterosexual males who hate Shere Hite should look past her comments and listen to the women she surveyed.
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This was a staple of my reading as a teen. I read it every year as a reminder that a woman is a gift and it takes very little for a man to separate himself from others if he just pays attention.
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A serious scientific study of female sexuality after the "sexual revolution". Not designed for titillation and therefore is not titillating. Very interesting though heavy reading. I wish had read it before or during my marriage (and I had a good one), I would have been a better husband!
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Very interesting
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I thought this book was interesting but different than any other sexual study I have read so far. It was clearly presented in a way that deplict the reasoning behind the women answers, and some chapters, it gave the people report in their own words. Very interesting.
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I am, indeed, NOT alone! Many thanks, Ms Hite.....
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018
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Ms Hite has been criticized for not following scientific methods. This book told me what I wanted to know without being too scientific, thank you. Before I married, this book was required reading for any boyfriends I had sex with...So, maybe not SCIENCE, but TRUTH, certainly. I sat around lots of tables talking with lots of women friends about these things, and it was very, very helpful to know what some other women go through and how they feel about a very personal and important part of life. This, being anonymous, gets even deeper, and I'll be forever grateful to Ms. Hite.
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Laurie Martin
Arrived in perfect condition
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Opened my eyes and will will allow me to be more considerate and caring to my wife, I love her and with the information provided in this report/study, I can better understand what I need to do to ensure she feels she is loved.
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Informative and interesting
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2012
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Good book. Very informative and interesting. A bit repetitive but that's because it cites many different studies. If you want to learn, I recommend it.
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The Scientific Method
Interesting, as always, but hasn’t dated well.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2018
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It’s still an interesting read decades after I first came across it. However, it hasn’t aged well. The basic feminist premis, that women are silenced and dominated go men was undermined by the following report The Hite Report in Male sexuality. Indeed, in the decades since it first published sex and sexuality has been gone over again and again in the hundreds of women’s magazines.
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If you're into gender studies, feminism, psychology, or even just curious about how society has (or hasn't) evolved in talking about sex, The Hite Report is a goldmine.
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Heterosexual males would be idiots not to study these lessons

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I am, indeed, NOT alone! Many thanks, Ms Hite.....

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