Description
What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? 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 and brain.
LeVay takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and family demographics. He describes, for instance, how researchers have manipulated the sex hormone levels of animals during
development, causing them to mate preferentially with animals of their own gender. In this second edition, LeVay adds a chapter on bisexuality, reviews some uncommon forms of sexuality, and considers whether there could be a biological basis for subtypes of gay people such as butch and femme
lesbians.
Author: Simon LeVay
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/01/2016
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780190297374
ISBN10: 0190297379
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- Medical | Genetics
- Social Science | LGBTQ+ Studies | Gay Studies
LeVay takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and family demographics. He describes, for instance, how researchers have manipulated the sex hormone levels of animals during
development, causing them to mate preferentially with animals of their own gender. In this second edition, LeVay adds a chapter on bisexuality, reviews some uncommon forms of sexuality, and considers whether there could be a biological basis for subtypes of gay people such as butch and femme
lesbians.
Author: Simon LeVay
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/01/2016
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780190297374
ISBN10: 0190297379
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- Medical | Genetics
- Social Science | LGBTQ+ Studies | Gay Studies
About the Author
Simon LeVay, PhD, has served on the faculties of Harvard Medical School and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He has written eleven books, including the New York Times best-seller When Science Goes Wrong (2008) and the textbook Discovering Human Sexuality (2015).