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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Main Author: LeVay, Simon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Online Access: 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.