The Sexual Question is a scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study of human sexuality by Auguste Forel. It examines sexual instinct, health, ethics and social relations from an early twentieth-century psychiatric viewpoint. It is valuable for listeners interested in the history of sexology and social reform.
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Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. For a complete list, please see the end of this document. Click on the images to see a larger version. THE SEXUAL QUESTION A SCIENTIFIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, HYGIENIC AND SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY BY AUGUST FOREL, M.D., PH.D., LL.D. Formerly Professor of Psychiatry at and Director of the Insane Asylum in Zurich (Switzerland) ENGLISH ADAPTATION FROM THE SECOND GERMAN EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED BY C.F. MARSHALL, M.D., F.R.C.S.
Late Assistant Surgeon to the Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London ILLUSTRATED REVISED EDITION Publisher's Mark BROOKLYN, NEW YORK PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS BOOK COMPANY HENRY AND PACIFIC STREETS 1931 Copyright, 1906 Copyright, 1922 owned by Physicians and Surgeons Book Co. PRINTED IN U.S.A. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION This book is the fruit of long experience and reflection. It has two fundamental ideas—the study of
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