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Gay, straight, and the reason why : the science of sexual orientation

text Gay, straight, and the reason why : the science of sexual orientation

Summary
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, ... Read more
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 -- Beyond gay and straight.

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xiv, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher
Oxford University Press 2017

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 306.7 LEV in Adult Non-fiction Available

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