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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455038003321

Autore

Brookey Robert Alan <1959->

Titolo

Reinventing the male homosexual [[electronic resource] ] : the rhetoric and power of the gay gene / / Robert Alan Brookey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, c2002

ISBN

1-282-06271-9

9786612062711

0-253-10891-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Collana

Race, gender, and science

Disciplina

306.76/62

Soggetti

Male homosexuality - Physiological aspects - Research - Social aspects

Male homosexuality - Genetic aspects - Research - Social aspects

Behavior genetics

Genetic psychology

Gay rights

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-159) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Reinventing the Male Homosexual; ONE: Rights, Choice, and the Appeal of Biology; TWO: The Sociopsychological Theories of Male Homosexuality; THREE: Behavioral Genetics; FOUR: Neuroendocrinology; FIVE: Sociobiology/Evolutionary Psychology; SIX: Beyond the Gay Gene; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene                examines the assumption that embracing the biological research on homosexuality is a                viable political strategy for the gay rights movement. The biological argument for                gay rights is treated as a ""bio-rhetoric,"" a means of incorporating                scientific research into public debates. The book investigates the biological                research on which this gay rights argument is based, and explores how male                homosexuality is conceptualized in the field