Are There Gay Genes
Sociobiology and Homosexuality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3609282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Ruse (0000-0001-5740-0169, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 5-34 |
| Publication date | 1981-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v06n04_02 |
| PMID | 7341670 |
| OpenAlex | W1508979542 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
This paper considers recent hypotheses prepared by sociobiologists purportedly giving Darwinian evolutionary explanations of human homosexuality. Four models are considered: balanced superior heterozygote fitness, kin selection, parental manipulation, and homosexuality as a maladaptive side effect of intensive natural selection for superior male heterosexual behavior. The evidence for the models is reviewed, and their philosophical adequacy is considered in some depth. It is argued that although the models pass obvious methodological hurdles and meet other criteria, as yet, the evidence for their applicability is indecisive
Biological evolution · Biology · Darwinism · Epistemology · Evolutionary biology · Evolutionary theory · Homosexuality · Inclusive fitness · Kin selection · Natural selection · Psychoanalysis · Selection (genetic algorithm · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Genetics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2015 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |