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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
J Balthazart |
ISBN: | 9780199838820 0199838828 |
OCLC Number: | 1012892585 |
Description: | xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Introduction: why this book? -- 1. Sexuality 101: the basics -- 2. Sexuality and sexual orientation: learning or biology? -- 3. The hormonal control of sexual behavior -- 4. Biological determinism of sexual orientation in animals -- 5. Gender differences in humans -- 6. The effects of sex steroids in humans: organizing effects -- 7. The effects of sex steroids in humans: activating effects -- 8. Sex differences suggest that homosexuality is an endocrine phenomenon -- 9. Sexual orientation in clinical cases -- 10. A genetic or immunological mechanism underlying homosexuality -- 11. General conclusions |
Series Title: | Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology |
Responsibility: | Jacques Balthazart |
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"In The Biology of Homosexuality Jacques Balthazart makes a detached scientific argument that biology can explain why some people are gay and others are not. Among books that make this argument, Balthazart's is distinct for its focus on laboratory studies of animal sexuality." -- Peter Hegarty, PsycCRITIQUES"The Biology of Homosexuality is not only the most current; it also makes the strongest, the most detailed, and the most balanced argument in favor of the biological case. There is enough background material and it is clearly written so that biologically-oriented readers who have been following the debate will be hugely rewarded for their attention." -- The Gay & Lesbian Review Read more...

