The mismeasure of desire : the science, theory, and ethics of sexual orientation /
Edward Stein.
- xi, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Ideologies of desire .
- Ideologies of desire. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-381) and index.
Sex, gender, and sexual orientation -- What is sexual orientation? -- Human kinds -- Essentialism and constructionism about sexual orientation -- The emerging scientific program for the study of sexual orientation -- Animal models and evolutionary accounts in the emerging research program -- Critique of the emerging research program -- Experiential theories of sexual orientation -- Sexual orientation and choice -- Lesbian and gay rights and the science of sexual orientation -- Selecting and changing the sexual orientation of children -- Should scientific research on sexual orientation be done?.
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Homosexuality--Research Homosexuality--Philosophy Homosexuality--Moral and ethical aspects Sexual orientation--Research Sexual orientation--Philosophy Sexual orientation--Moral and ethical aspects