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Author:   Jacques Balthazart (Associate Professor of Neuroendocrinology, Associate Professor of Neuroendocrinology, GIGA Neurosciences, University of Liege, Belgium)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.403kg
ISBN:  

9780199838820

ISBN 10:   0199838828
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   08 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Why this book? 1. Sexuality 101: The Basics 2. Sexuality and sexual orientation: learning or biology? 3. The hormonal control of sexual behavior 4. Biological determinism of sexual orientation in animals 5. Gender differences in humans 6. The effects of sex steroids in humans: organizing effects 7. The effects of sex steroids in humans: activating effects 8. Sex differences suggest that homosexuality is an endocrine phenomenon 9. Sexual orientation in clinical cases 10. A genetic or immunological mechanism underlying homosexuality 11. General Conclusions References Index

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"""In The Biology of Homosexuality Jacques Balthazart makes a detached scientific argument that biology can explain why some people are gay and others are not. Among books that make this argument, Balthazart's is distinct for its focus on laboratory studies of animal sexuality."" -- Peter Hegarty, PsycCRITIQUES ""The Biology of Homosexuality is not only the most current; it also makes the strongest, the most detailed, and the most balanced argument in favor of the biological case. There is enough background material and it is clearly written so that biologically-oriented readers who have been following the debate will be hugely rewarded for their attention."" -- The Gay & Lesbian Review"

In The Biology of Homosexuality Jacques Balthazart makes a detached scientific argument that biology can explain why some people are gay and others are not. Among books that make this argument, Balthazart's is distinct for its focus on laboratory studies of animal sexuality. -- Peter Hegarty, PsycCRITIQUES The Biology of Homosexuality is not only the most current; it also makes the strongest, the most detailed, and the most balanced argument in favor of the biological case. There is enough background material and it is clearly written so that biologically-oriented readers who have been following the debate will be hugely rewarded for their attention. -- The Gay & Lesbian Review

<br> In The Biology of Homosexuality Jacques Balthazart makes a detached scientific argument <br>that biology can explain why some people are gay and others are not. Among books that <br>make this argument, Balthazart's is distinct for its focus on laboratory studies of animal <br>sexuality. -- Peter Hegarty, PsycCRITIQUES<p><br>

In The Biology of Homosexuality Jacques Balthazart makes a detached scientific argument that biology can explain why some people are gay and others are not. Among books that make this argument, Balthazart's is distinct for its focus on laboratory studies of animal sexuality. -- Peter Hegarty, PsycCRITIQUES The Biology of Homosexuality is not only the most current; it also makes the strongest, the most detailed, and the most balanced argument in favor of the biological case. There is enough background material and it is clearly written so that biologically-oriented readers who have been following the debate will be hugely rewarded for their attention. -- The Gay & Lesbian Review

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Jacques Balthazart, PhD, is Associate Professor of Neuroendocrinology in GIGA Neurosciences at University of Liège in Belgium. He is former President of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology and is co-editor of the Oxford series on Behavioral Neuroendocrinology.

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