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The Hite Report

By: Shere Hite

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Paperback | 1 December 2004 | Edition Number 1

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512 Pages

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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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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Social Groups Gender Studies Gender Studies: Women and Girls Psychology Sexual Behaviour Family & Health Relationships & Families: Advice & Issues Sex & Sexuality: Advice & Issues Social Issues & Processes Feminism & Feminist Theory

Introduction to the 2004 edition	p. 11
Preface	p. 17
The Questions	p. 19
Who answered	p. 25
Questionnaire distribution	p. 25
Geographic distribution of replies	p. 26
"Marital status"	p. 34
Age	p. 35
Religious background	p. 36
Education	p. 37
Occupation	p. 37
"Why did you answer this questionnaire?"	p. 39
Analysis of replies	p. 45
Project financing	p. 46
Women who contributed	p. 47
Masturbation
Introduction	p. 51
Feelings about masturbation	p. 53
"Do you enjoy masturbating?"	p. 53
"What is the importance of masturbation?"	p. 61
Types of masturbation	p. 67
Types I-VI	p. 68
Leg position	p. 100
Orgasm
Is orgasm important?	p. 105
What do the stages of orgasm feel like?	p. 113
Arousal	p. 113
Orgasm	p. 122
Contractions	p. 129
After orgasm	p. 134
Multiple orgasms	p. 138
Does orgasm feel different with or without intercourse?	p. 145
Anatomy	p. 145
The clitoral-vaginal controversy	p. 149
"Vaginal ache"	p. 158
Conclusion	p. 160
Emotional orgasm	p. 162
Women who never orgasm	p. 165
Intercourse
Do most women orgasm from intercourse?	p. 181
Findings of this study	p. 184
The glorification of intercourse	p. 189
Why have we thought women should orgasm from intercourse?	p. 189
"If you don't have orgasms during intercourse, you're hung-up."	p. 198
"Do you ever fake orgasms?"	p. 205
Conclusion	p. 213
How do women orgasm during intercourse?	p. 216
Masters and Johnson: A Rube Goldberg model?	p. 216
Women who orgasm during intercourse: How they do it	p. 219
Clitoral stimulation by hand during intercourse	p. 231
Conclusion: Do it yourself	p. 238
The connection between orgasm during intercourse and masturbation	p. 239
Clitoral Stimulation
How have most men had sex with you?	p. 251
Orgasm from clitoral stimulation by hand	p. 261
Do most women orgasm regularly from clitoral stimulation by hand?	p. 261
Feelings about clitoral stimulation	p. 264
What kind of clitoral stimulation do women like?	p. 276
Orgasm from cunnilingus	p. 285
How many women orgasm regularly from cunnilingus?	p. 285
Feelings about cunnilingus	p. 287
What kind of cunnilingus do women like?	p. 298
"Do you ever find it necessary to masturbate to achieve orgasm after 'making love'?"	p. 301
Conclusion	p. 306
Lesbianism
Introduction	p. 311
Survey responses	p. 316
How do women relate physically?	p. 320
Reasons women prefer to relate sexually to women	p. 324
Lesbianism can be political	p. 330
Sexual Slavery
What is sexual slavery?	p. 335
Feelings about sex and intercourse	p. 337
"Do you like vaginal penetration intercourse?"	p. 338
Why don't women create their own orgasms?	p. 344
Habit	p. 344
Love	p. 346
Economics	p. 348
The Sexual Revolution
Introduction	p. 357
The ambiguity of the "sexual revolution"	p. 359
"What do you think of the sexual revolution?"	p. 359
Increased openness is good	p. 359
There was no real revolution	p. 362
Women lost their right to say "no"	p. 364
How strong is the male "sex drive"?	p. 369
The double standard	p. 372
Be a "good girl"!	p. 375
Sex and emotions	p. 380
Birth control	p. 385
How important is sex?	p. 388
Conclusion	p. 397
Older Women
How does age affect female sexuality?	p. 401
Toward a New Female Sexuality
Redefining sex	p. 417
The future of intercourse	p. 418
Sex as usual?	p. 418
Do women always want intercourse?	p. 423
Toward a new kind of intercourse	p. 430
Do men need intercourse?	p. 433
Touching is sex too	p. 435
Feelings about physical closeness	p. 435
What kinds of touching do women like?	p. 446
Appendices
Questionnaires	p. 451
Statistical Breakdown of Findings (by chapter)	p. 463
Questionnaire for Women Readers	p. 496
Notes	p. 508
Acknowledgments	p. 511
About the author	p. 512
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