The Janus report on sexual behavior
By: Samuel S. Janus and Cynthia L. Janus.
Contributors: Janus, Cynthia L.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
Subjects: Sex customs -- United States.; Sexual behavior surveys -- United States.
Description: Our society, in the opinion of many experts, has gone through more social and sexual change in the past twenty years than in the prior two centuries. Yet, amazingly, until The Janus Report, there has been no scientific study of sexuality since Masters & Johnson's influential report of the 1960s, and no large-scale survey since the Kinsey reports forty years ago. Based on a nationwide survey of adult Americans of every political and religious persuasion, from ages eighteen to eighty and beyond, and from every income bracket and every region of the United States, The Janus Report surpasses all previous studies of American sexuality in both its scope and breadth. Frank, penetrating, and at times surprising in its findings, the Report cuts through platitudes and media hype to delve deeply into the American sexual psyche.

Presenting its copious statistical findings in more than 270 tables, along with the observations of a panel of consulting experts, and numerous candid accounts by participants recounting their personal experiences, The Janus Report details for the first time the enormous changes in sexual attitudes and practices that have occurred in the 1980s and 1990s. The Janus Report also sheds new light on a number of today's most important social and political issues including love, marriage, divorce, parenthood, and abortion - offering revelations that are bound to make a lasting impression on the general public and influence the thinking of national policymakers and social scientists for years to come. Some of the Eye-Opening Facts About Contemporary Sex in America Revealed in The Janus Report:. ... The Death of Sex in America or a Second Sexual Revolution? ... Instead of uncovering a new sexual Dark Ages brought on by fear of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, the Drs.

Janus found that mainstream Americans have resumed their ongoing love affair with bounteous sex and have begun to successfully cope, creating what the authors term a "Second Sexual Revolution." ... Life Begins at 50 ... People in their 50s, 60s, and 70s - both men and women - are experiencing a greatly heightened level of sexual activity, with people 65 years and older reporting a level only slightly lower than that of people in their 30s-to-40s. ... Sex and Politics ... Ultraliberals are more interested in variety in sex than either independents or Ultraconservatives. Ultraconservatives are three times more accepting of sadomasochistic sex than either Ultraliberals or Independents. ... Regional Difference ... The South has the earliest ages of sexual initiation and the most reported premarital sex. The Midwest consistently reports the least amount of sexual activity. ... The New Woman ...

Data identify a distinct new class, career women, whose attitudes on most sexual issues are much more similar to those of men than of women who are full-time homemakers. ... Sex and Education ... Women with the highest education report having the greatest number of sex partners - twice as many as women in any other group. The acceptability of oral sex increases with education. ... Sex and Money ... Eight percent of mainstream middle-income women reported having had sex for money. Middle-income men have the highest incidence of extramarital affairs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-422) and index.