Kinsey
Kinsey Scale
The Kinsey Scale (pronounced: /ˈkɪnzi skeɪl/), also known as the Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale, is a scientific scale used to describe a person's sexual orientation based on their experiences or responses at a given time. The scale ranges from 0, for those who would identify themselves as exclusively heterosexual with no experience with or desire for sexual activity with their same sex, to 6, for those who would identify themselves as exclusively homosexual with no experience with or desire for sexual activity with those of the opposite sex.
Etymology
The Kinsey Scale is named after its creator, Alfred Kinsey, an American biologist and sexologist. Kinsey first published the scale in his 1948 work Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. The scale was later expanded in his 1953 work Sexual Behavior in the Human Female.
Related Terms
- Sexual orientation: The enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, both genders, neither gender, or another gender.
- Bisexuality: Sexual orientation that involves physical or romantic attraction to both males and females.
- Heterosexuality: Sexual orientation that involves physical or romantic attraction to the opposite sex.
- Homosexuality: Sexual orientation that involves physical or romantic attraction to the same sex.
- Asexuality: Sexual orientation that involves a lack of sexual attraction or interest in sexual activity.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Kinsey
- Wikipedia's article - Kinsey
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