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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Cheryl L Weill |
| ISBN: | 9780789034748 0789034743 9780789034755 0789034751 9780203889299 0203889290 |
| OCLC Number: | 184924862 |
| Description: | xvii, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Definitions -- Homosexuality is not a mental disorder or disease -- Gender characterization -- Sexual orientation -- Two myths -- Summary -- 3: Human Sexual Development -- Morphological development -- Neurological development -- Summary -- 4: Hormones And Sexual Development -- Gonadal hormones and how they work -- Studies of normal animals -- Animal experiments -- Nature's human experiments -- Summary -- 5: Gestational Neurohormonal Theory -- Neuro-organization -- Sex-typical behavior -- Deductions -- Summary -- 6: Science -- What is science? -- Experimental design -- What science can tell us -- Science in the United States -- Summary -- 7: Genetics -- Family studies -- Twin studies -- Genetic linkage analysis -- Specific genes -- Summary -- 8: Brain Anatomy -- Sex-specific behavior patterns -- Suprachiasmatic nucleus -- Anterior hypothalamus -- Anterior commissure -- Summary -- 9: Sex-Typical Behavior In Children -- Summary -- 10: Anthropometrics: Body Measurements -- Long bones -- Finger-length ratio -- Dermatoglyphics: fingerprint analysis -- Height and weight -- Waist-to-hip ratio in women -- Penis size -- Onset of puberty -- Summary -- 11: Sensory Systems -- Hearing -- Eye-blink startle reflex -- Smelling -- Summary -- 12: Cerebral Lateralization -- Handedness -- Cognitive functions -- Testosterone and cerebral lateralization -- Sexual orientation -- Summary -- 13: Gay Men And Older Brothers -- Fraternal birth order effect -- Maternal immune hypothesis -- Older brothers and other characteristics -- Summary -- 14: Maternal Behaviors -- Stress -- Alcohol -- Nicotine -- Combined effects of stress, alcohol, and nicotine -- Hormones -- Prescription drugs -- Summary -- 15: Conclusions -- Summary of positive and null effects -- 16: Use Of Science -- 17: Epilogue -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Recommended reading -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Cheryl L. Weill. |
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Abstract:
From the Publisher: The true role of biology in determining sexual orientation is an oft-debated issue in both the popular media and scientific communities, and evaluating the literature on the topic can be daunting. Nature's Choice: What Science Reveals About the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation offers both a comprehensive review of the scientific literature and a fresh perspective on this complex and politically charged subject. Respected researcher, speaker, and author Dr. Cheryl L. Weill offers readers of all backgrounds an enlightening analysis of findings from over twenty years of research on the factor of biology in the determination of sexual orientation. Nature's Choice: What Science Reveals About the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation brilliantly distills complicated studies and research findings dealing with brain anatomy, genetics, sex-typical behavior in children, auditory, startle reflex, and many other areas. Spanning a wide range of important topics including human sexual development and the effects of hormones, Ellis and Ames' Gestational Neurohormonal Theory, the ins, outs, and implications of how scientific research is funded, and a model of the role of testosterone in determining human sexuality, Nature's Choice is an exciting book to educate and inspire readers from scientific and non-scientific backgrounds equally. For a complete Instructor's Manual and other supplementary materials see: www.natures-choice.info.
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