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020			_a9780199838820 _q(hardback)
020			_a0199838828 _q(hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)727705003 _z(OCoLC)768955214
050	0	0	_aHQ76.25 _b.B35 2011
060		4	_aHQ 76.25 _bB197b 2012
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100	1		_aBalthazart, J. _q(Jacques), _d1949-
245	1	4	_aThe biology of homosexuality / _cJacques Balthazart.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2011.
300			_axii, 188 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aOxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology
520			_a"In this fascinating book, Jacques Balthazart presents a simple description of the biological mechanisms that are involved in the determination of sexual orientation in animals and also presumably in humans. Using scientific studies published over the last few decades, he argues that sexual orientation, both homosexual and heterosexual, is under the control of embryonic endocrine and genetic phenomena in which there is little room for individual choice. The author begins with animal studies of the hormonal and neural mechanisms that control the so-called instinctive behaviors and analyzes how this animal work may potentially apply to humans. The book does not focus exclusively on homosexuality, however. Instead, the book acts as a broader guide to the biological basis of sexual orientation, and also discusses important gender differences that may influence sexual orientation. While firmly grounded in the scientific literature, this text is developed for a broader audience and will be of interest to psychologists, researchers, students, and anyone interested in the biological factors that determine our sexuality"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"This book summarizes evidence indicating that, contrary to the commonly held belief, human sexual orientation is controlled by a set of hormonal, genetic and possibly immunological factors acting mostly prenatally"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 163-178) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: why this book? -- 1. Sexuality 101: the basics -- 2. Sexuality and sexual orientation: learning or biology? -- 3. The hormonal control of sexual behavior -- 4. Biological determinism of sexual orientation in animals -- 5. Gender differences in humans -- 6. The effects of sex steroids in humans: organizing effects -- 7. The effects of sex steroids in humans: activating effects -- 8. Sex differences suggest that homosexuality is an endocrine phenomenon -- 9. Sexual orientation in clinical cases -- 10. A genetic or immunological mechanism underlying homosexuality -- 11. General conclusions.
650		0	_aHomosexuality.
650		0	_aSexual orientation.
650		7	_aMEDICAL _xNeuroscience. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aMEDICAL _xHistory. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHomosexuality. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00959755
650		7	_aSexual orientation. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01114902
650		7	_a _2idszbz
650		7	_aSexuelle Orientierung. _2idszbz
650		7	_aBiologie. _2idszbz
650	1	2	_aHomosexuality _xphysiology.
650	2	2	_aSex Characteristics.
650	2	2	_aSex Differentiation _xphysiology.
830		0	_aOxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology.
856	4	1	_3Oxford Scholarship Online _uhttp://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199838820.001.0001/acprof-9780199838820
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