Gay, straight, and the reason why the science of sexual orientation
What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In this book, neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body an...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- What is sexual orientation?
- Why we need biology
- The outline of a theory
- Childhood
- Characteristics of gay and straight adults
- The role of sex hormones
- The role of genes
- The brain
- The body
- The older-brother effect
- Beyond gay and straight
- Conclusions.
