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Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why The Science of Sexual Orientation

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ISBN-10: 0199931585

ISBN-13: 9780199931583

Edition: 2012

Authors: Simon LeVay

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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 body and brain.LeVay helped create this field in 1991 with a much-publicized study in Science, where he reported on a difference in the brain structure between gay and straight men. Since then, an entire scientific discipline has sprung up around the quest for a biological explanation of sexual orientation. In this book, LeVay provides a clear explanation of where the science stands today, taking the…    
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Book details

List price: $20.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 8.20" wide x 5.00" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 0.990

Simon LeVay, whose 1991 paper published in Science, "A difference in hypothalamic structure between homosexual and heterosexual men," attracted worldwide scientific and public attention, is Associate Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the University of California, San Diego. He is presently Chair of the Steering Committee of the Institute of Gay and Lesbian Education, West Hollywood, a new college for the gay and lesbian community in Southern California.

Introduction
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
Conclusions
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index