Floyd Martinson

Floyd Martinson

Floyd Mansfield Martinson (11 Nov 1916 - 23 Apr 2000) was a pioneer in child sexuality research, contributing more to that field than anyone else in his lifetime. 9 books and over 50 scholarly papers are among his contributions, many of which are available on Ipce. He was the fourth person to receive the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality's Kinsey Award.

Martinson held liberal views on intergenerational intimacy:

Commentators on this subject like Floyd Martinson, sociologist at Minnesota’s Gustavus Adolphus College, emphasize the quality of the adult-child relationship. "Intimate human relations are important and precious. I'd like to see as few restrictions placed on them as possible."

From Cradle-to-Grave Intimacy: Some Researchers Openly Argue That 'Anything Goes' for Children, quoted in Martinson's autobiography.

Examples of Martinson's books

• Floyd M. Martinson. The Sexual Life of Children, Bergin & Garvey, 1994, ISBN: 089789376X,9780897893763

Publisher's description:

This book traces the development of sexuality in the child from the prenatal, through birth and up to puberty and adolescence. Very little has been written about children's sexuality in spite of a large literature on child abuse. Western society has been slow to recognize sexual experiences and conceptualizations as an important part of a child's development. This is the only work that has been written in a frank and open manner about the many sexual encounters that children have on a daily basis as part of their normal psychological development. Martinson's study is unique in that children speak for themselves in telling about their explorations, confusions, fears, and satisfactions. The book traces the life of children in their day-to-day encounters as they grow and develop. It complements and rounds out Robert Coles's important works on The Moral Life of Children, The Political Life of Children, and The Spiritual Life of Children.

CONTENTS:

Introduction

Chapter 1 Early Development And Experience

Chapter 2 Self-Stimulation

Chapter 3 Sex Play in Childhood and Preadolescence

Chapter 4 Same-Sex Sex Play

Chapter 5 Dreams, Fantasies, and Myths

Chapter 6 Sexual Encounters with Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults

Chapter 7 Sexuality Education

Chapter 8 Children and the Law

Chapter 9 The Sexual Life of Children: Sweden and the United States

• Floyd M. Martinson, Infant and Child Sexuality: A Sociological Perspective. The Book Mark, USA, 1973 .

Contents:

Preface

I. Infancy (0-2 years)

The Sexual Capacity of Infants

Genital Play--Masturbation

Infant-Other Interaction

Infant-Infant Sexual Encounters

Infant Encounters With Children and Adolescents

Results of Infant Sexual-Affectional Encounters

Summary

II. Early Childhood (3-7 years)

Sexual Encounters With Peers In Early Childhood

Homosexual Sexual Encounters With Peers In Early Childhood

Sexual Encounters In Early Childhood With Preadolescents and Adolescents

Sexual Encounters With Parents In Early Childhood

Sexual Encounters In Early Childhood With Adults Other Than Parents

Results of Sexual Encounters In Early Childhood

Summary

III. Preadolescence (8-12 years)

The Generalized Other and Preadolescent Sexual Encounters

Mixed Parties

First Paired Dating

Going Steady

Sexual-Erotic Encounters

Homosexual Activity

Peers As Sex Educators

Sexual Encounters With Older Youth

Preadolescent-Parent Sexual Encounters

Preadolescents and Incestuous Relationships With Siblings and Parents

Preadolescent-Other Adult Sexual Encounters

Other Adult-Sponsored Controls On the Sexual Encounters Of Preadolescents

Preadolescent-Animal Sexual Encounters

Trends

Outcomes of Preadolescent Sexual Encounters--General

Summary

IV. A Few Words of My Own

Bibliography

External links

• The Sexual Life of Children, 1994. pdf version at Libgen, epub version at Annas-archive
• Infant and Child Sexuality: A Sociological Perspective, 1973. at Ipce