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

• Autore: Brookey Robert Alan <1959->
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (181 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.76/62
• Soggetto topico: Male homosexuality - Physiological aspects - Research - Social aspects; Male homosexuality - Genetic aspects - Research - Social aspects; Behavior genetics; Genetic psychology; Gay rights
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Reinventing the male homosexual
• ISBN: 1-282-06271-9; 9786612062711; 0-253-10891-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779828203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Race, gender, and science.