The Biology of Homosexuality

Sexual Orientation or Sexual Preference

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ID3649891
AutoresJohn P De Cecco (San Francisco State University), David Allen Parker (San Francisco State University)
Ano1995
Volume28
Fascículo1-2
Páginas1-28
Data de publicação1995-06-21
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v28n01_01
PMID7560917
OpenAlexW2312782837
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8

This paper begins with a summary of the biological research on homosexuality that occurred in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It then summarizes the treatment of this research chiefly by the print media. It then adumbrates the presuppositions about sexuality and gender upon which the reports were based. It is argued that the presuppositions, which are asserted without being examined, date back to the nineteenth century. They ignore the historical, sociocultural, and humanistic research of the last two decades that collectively comprise the field of gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies. The discussion of the issue of choice follows and it recognizes the various constraints on choice without eliminating it as an element of sexual expression. Finally, the paper sets forth a general conception of homosexuality that includes its psychological and socio-cultural dimensions along with the biological

Epistemology · Expression (computer science) · Field (mathematics) · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Humanism · Lesbian · Male Homosexuality · Political science · Presupposition · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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