Sexual Orientation, Sociobiology, and Evolution

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ID3636613
AuthorsDouglas J Futuyma (State University of New York), Stephen J Risch
Year1984
Volume9
Issue2-3
Pages157-168
Publication date1984-04-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v09n02_10
PMID6687153
OpenAlexW2045907727
LanguageEN
Citations received14

Sociobiologists have proposed evolutionary explanations of homosexuality. Such hypotheses assume that the homosexual orientation is a distinct, reifiable trait, rather than an expression of universal sexual and emotional drives. For homosexuality to constitute an evolved trait, it must have a genetic basis. However, there is no reliable evidence that homosexual and heterosexual orientations are caused by genetic differences. On these and other grounds, we find sociobiological explanations of homosexuality to be implausible and unsupported by evidence. Evolutionary theory provides no guide to morality or ethical progress, nor for appropriate social attitudes toward homosexuality

Developmental psychology · Homosexuality · Orientation (vector space · Psychoanalysis · Sexual orientation · Sociobiology · Sociology · Anthropology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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