The Hite Report on Male Sexuality [Mass Market Paperback]

Shere Hite (Author)

Book Description

Release date: July 12, 1987

"A riveting document!"
NEWSWEEK
Over 7,000 men, ages thirteen to ninety-seven, speak out about: What they think of women--as wives, lovers, and friends; why a majority of men like marriage but are not faithful; what they think about love--and why they often distrust it; how they feel about giving women clitoral stimulation; why they often masturbate even with a regular sex life...and more.

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"A riveting document!"
NEWSWEEK
Over 7,000 men, ages thirteen to ninety-seven, speak out about: What they think of women--as wives, lovers, and friends; why a majority of men like marriage but are not faithful; what they think about love--and why they often distrust it; how they feel about giving women clitoral stimulation; why they often masturbate even with a regular sex life...and more.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 1088 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 12, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345352483
• ISBN-13: 978-0345352484
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Revealing and Informative June 6, 2008

By K.A.Goldberg

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Sex researcher Shere Hite brings the same style from her earlier look at female sexuality. Again, Hite compiled information from thousands of anonymous questionaires from the late 1970's, publishing the results, comments, views and attitudes of respondents. The result is an interesting and informative look at male sexuality. This study dates from before safe sex and cyber porn, and many criticized Hite's methodology. Such criticism may be valid, but what sex survey ever got 100% honesty? This book was pretty good, but (perhaps as a male) her earlier book on women was more fun to read.

17 of 24 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Outdated and statistically inaccurate November 18, 1998

By A Customer

Format:Mass Market Paperback

When this book was at first published, it was revolutionary. Following the female version, it showed men's oppinions about sexuality in a way that had never been discussed before. For people living in the nineties, just a small portion of the book remains interesting. Besides its obsolence, The Hite Report on Male Sexuality is statistically inaccurate, for it was proved that the choice of those 7000 men had a flawed criteria. The author based the research upon forms published in magazines she received. The result is that there's an abnormal concentration of men with sexual problems, causing a distortion in the result. Its historical importance, nevertheless, still remains, and that should be one's only reason to buy it.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Timeless data April 16, 2002

By Mories Beljaars

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Whether the study was accurate enough or not, a lot of data in this book is still valuable. A great amount of men spoke out to a woman who knows how to interpret and how to write. Certainly during the time she wrote it, people were more loyal to any kind of study than nowadays, so you can't just say this book is only a nice thing to have on your shelves (referring to the review of the anonymous man from Argentina here below). It is not fair to state things are inaccurate and proven without mentioning the full (traceable) resources. In the book you can also see she has had many interviews with a lot of men. I still think Shere Hite has managed to collect valuable, timeless data.

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Read "sex in America" instead February 12, 2004

By A Customer

Format:Mass Market Paperback

The data in this book is deeply flawed. Reading this book will give you an inaccurate picture of what american sexuality is like. The data is responses from a survey in Redbook Magazine. The data is not timeless, nor is it correct. For full details, read "Sex in America", a fully designed and cross checked survey - and look at the differences in the numbers. Make up your own mind.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book July 28, 2010

By Lisa Braun

Format:Mass Market Paperback

All the Hite reports are great. This book helped me to have insight into the male sexuality and the inner workings of the male brain when it comes to sex and relationships.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Reader From PA September 11, 2002

By A Customer

Format:Mass Market Paperback

I already read the Hite report for women and this one was just as good. Anything you need to know about men you will find in this book. I liked both, they are very informative and interesting.