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"The History of Sexology" (Undergraduate course)

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1. The concept of sexology was first proposed by Alfred C. Kinsey.
2. The first scientific journal devoted entirely to sexual problems was published in Italy.
3. On his trip around the world, Magnus Hirschfeld visited Mexico.
4. Masters and Johnson published their research on the human sexual response in the 1940's.
5. The world's first Institute for Sexology was founded in Paris.
6. The first "Journal for Sexology" was published in the 1950's.
7. The first Society for Sexology was founded in the 1960's.
8. Havelock Ellis was an American psychiatrist.
9. Auguste Forel was a Swiss psychiatrist.
10. Eugen Steinach was an Austrian psychiatrist.
11. The concept of a "Psychopathia sexualis" was first introduced by Richard von Krafft-Ebing.
12. Alfred C. Kinsey was a zoologist by training.
13. Alfred C. Kinsey collected his data by means of questionnaires.
14. Leonardo da Vinci discovered and made a drawing of the process of human fertilization.
15. The World League for Sexual Reform advocated the imprisonment of homosexuals.
16. The world's first Institute for Sexology was closed because of a lack of funds.
17. Alfred C. Kinsey founded his Institute for Sex Research in 1938.
18. The first international sexological congress was held in 1953.
19. On his trip around the world, Magnus Hirschfeld visited Hollywood.
20. Richard von Krafft-Ebing was an Austrian psychiatrist.
21. Harry Benjamin was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.
22. The concept of "transsexualism" was introduced in 1910 by Iwan Bloch.
23. The concept of "transvestism" was introduced in 1910 by Magnus Hirschfeld.
24. Max Marcuse, in 1909, wrote the pioneering study "The Sexual Life of the Child"
25. The term "homosexuality" was first used by Hippocrates.
26. The term "sexual script" refers to a "dialogue in a pornographic movie".
27. K. M. Kertbeny was a French lawyer around the turn of the 20th century.
28. The first "gay rights" organization was founded in New York in 1969.
29. Alfred C. Kinsey lost the financial support of the Rockefeller Foundation, because he was unable to complete his studies on time.
30. There has never been a World Congress of Sexology in Rio de Janeiro.
31. The presidents of the World League for Sexual Reform were Magnus Hirschfeld, Havelock Ellis and René Guyon.
32. On his trip around the world, Magnus Hirschfeld visited Sidney.
33. There has never been a World Congress of Sexology in the United States.
34. The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights affirms several important sexual rights.
35. Havelock Ellis was a best-selling author in the United Kingdom.
36. Masters and Johnson began their physiological research by observing prostitutes in their laboratory.
37. There has never been a World Congress of Sexology in Israel.
38. On his trip around the world, Magnus Hirschfeld visited Tel Aviv.
39. Harry Benjamin never met Alfred C. Kinsey.
40. Alfred C. Kinsey never met Magnus Hirschfeld.
41. Magnus Hirschfeld never met Harry Benjamin.
42. Before WWII, two international sexological congresses were held in London.
43. Masters and Johnson divided the human sexual response into 3 phases.
44. Masters and Johnson were the first to observe and desribe the phenomenon of female ejaculation.
45. Alfred C. Kinsey collected erotic art.
46. Albert Moll divided the human sexual response into 4 phases.
47. Albert Moll never visited the United States.
48. Albert Moll died in exile.
49. Magnus Hirschfeld died in exile.
50. Max Marcuse died in exile.
51. Iwan Bloch died in exile.
52. Alfred C. Kinsey never visited Europe.
53. Max Marcuse never visited the United States.
54. On his trip around the world, Magnus Hirschfeld visited Manila.
55. Magnus Hirschfeld's trip around the world was, in part, sponsored by the German government.
56. Magnus Hirschfeld's trip around the world was, in part, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation.
57. Max Macuse lived longer than Alfred C. Kinsey, but never met him.
58. Alfred C. Kinsey, who could not read German, did not collect books or historical documents relating theGerman pioneers of sexology.
59. The world's first Institute for Sexology belonged to a university.
60. Magnus Hirschfeld was university professor.
61. Alfred C. Kinsey was a university professor.
62. There has never been a World Congress of Sexology in Asia.
63. Before WWII, all pioneers of sexology were physicians.
64. Havelock Ellis became a sex researcher by treating large numbers of patients and learning from their case histories.
65. The first international sexological congress was held in Berlin.
66. The sexological pioneers before WWI were not interested in women's rights.
67. Albert Moll greatly admired Sigmund Freud and tried to use psychonanalytic methods in his own sex research.
68. Alfred C. Kinsey greatly admired Sigmund Freud and tried to use psychoanalytic methods in his own sex research.
69. Masters and Johnson greatly admired Sigmund Freud and tried to use psychoanalytic methods in their own sex research.
70. Max Marcuse greatly admired Sigmund Freud and tried to use psychoanalytic methods in his own sex research.
71. Sigmund Freud greatly admired Magnus Hirschfeld and, like him, tried to use statistical methods in his sex research.
72. Magnus Hirschfeld and Albert Moll were friends.
73. Magnus Hirschfeld and Iwan Bloch were friends.
74. German sex research enjoyed ample government funding before Hitler came to power in 1933.
75. Alfred C. Kinsey's sex research enjoyed ample government funding once he lost the support of the Rockefeller Foundation.
76. Alfred C. Kinsey's sample of prisoners was disproportionally small.
77. Alfred C. Kinsey did no research on the sexual behavior of black Americans.
78. Alfred C. Kinsey believed that homosexuals were a distinct group.
79. Magnus Hirschfeld believed that homosexuality was a disease.
80. Masters and Johnson studied the human sexual response, but were not themselves interested in providing sex therapy.
81. On his trip around the world, Magnus Hirschfeld visited Cairo.
82. Hirschfeld's collaborator Ludwig Levy-Lenz spent many years in Cairo.
83. Max Marcuse spent his exile in Cairo.
84. Albert Moll supported the then existing German laws against male homosexual behavior.
85. The German pioneers of sexology were not interested in the subject of prostitution.
86. Iwan Bloch wanted sexology to use the research methods of both the sciences and the humanities.
87. There has never been a World Congress of Sexology in Africa.
88. The International Academy of Sex Research was founded by Alfred C. Kinsey.
89. Alfred C. Kinsey used the medium film to popularize his research findings in movie theaters.
90. Magnus Hirschfeld used the medium film to popularize his research findings in movie theaters.
91. Albert Moll used the medium film to popularize his research findings in movie theaters.
92. Eugen Steinach used the medium film to popularize his research findings in movie theaters.
93. Max Marcuse edited a sexological handbook with original contributions by Sigmund Freud.
94. Albert Moll edited a sexological handbook with original contributions by Sigmund Freud.
95. Wilhelm Reich's books were officially burned in Nazi Germany.
96. Wilhelm Reich's books were officially burned in the United States.
97. Havelock Ellis cooperated with both Magnus Hirschfeld and Albert Moll.
98. In the 1920's, the sex laws and sexual policies of the Soviet Union were considered the most progressive by most sexologists.
99. In the 1920, the sex laws and sexual policies of the United States were considered the most progressive by most sexologists.
100. Sexology was originally conceived by Iwan Bloch as a subspecialty of medicine.

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