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Kinsey

[kin-zee]

noun

  1. Alfred Charles, 1894–1956, U.S. zoologist; directed studies of human sexual behavior.



Kinsey

/ ˈkɪnzɪ /

noun

  1. Alfred Charles. 1894–1956, US zoologist, who directed a survey of human sexual behaviour

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Kinsey

  1. American biologist and zoologist noted for his studies of human sexuality. He published Sexual Behavior in the Human Male in 1948 and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female in 1953 (commonly known as the Kinsey reports), based on interviews with 18,500 Americans about their sexual practices. The reports revealed a greater variety of sexual behavior than had previously been suspected and received widespread attention in the scientific community and among the general public. The reports have been criticized for their statistical limitations and especially for the restricted nature of the sample, consisting almost exclusively of white, middle-class men and women, primarily under age 35.

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Jo Kinsey is studio manager at the museum and oversees a team of artists responsible for creating and maintaining the lifelike models.

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Political pundit Camryn Kinsey fainted on camera Thursday night while making an in-studio appearance on “Fox News @ Night,” based in Los Angeles.

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For Fischer, this exercise in revisiting old memories presented a new opportunity to work with Kinsey.

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Laura Linney rounded out the list on the second of her three nominations, her first and only so far in a supporting role, for playing the researcher wife of the title character of “Kinsey.”

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“He’s a deeply caring and grateful person,” Kinsey says.

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