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History of the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine, Volume 41
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C Overy, LA Reynolds, EM Tansey (eds). London, UK: Queen Mary, University of London, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0-90223-874-9. Pages: 115. Price: freely available as a PDF online at http://www.history.qmul.ac.uk/research/modbiomed/Publications/wit_vols/57109.pdf
The history of the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL) is fascinating. We now have good information on sexual behaviour – sexual orientation, partnership status, sexual attitudes and sexual activity, as well as an improved understanding of risk behaviours. We take such information for granted. This small volume is the transcript of a Wellcome Trust Witness Seminar (2009) and it brings to life the history of this research, the views and …