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 b...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780199753192 0199753199 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
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.