Born gay? : the psychobiology of sex orientation /
Psychobiology of sex orientation
Glen Wilson.
- Second edition.
- 200 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Preface -- Where are gays found? -- Who are you calling gay? -- Either/or -- The sexual lie detector -- Homosexuality is not common, but it is stable -- The failure of psychosocial theories -- Psychoanalytic ideas -- Social learning theory -- The seduction hypothesis -- Child-rearing effects -- Cross-cultural comparisons -- Bem's alienation theory -- Therapy for sexuality? -- Not all in the genes -- Family connections -- Genes versus environment -- Which genes, where? -- The mitochondrial DNA theory -- Mechanism of the genetic effect -- Is homosexuality adaptive? -- Kin selection -- Parental manipulation -- Balanced polymorphism -- The value of same-sex bonding -- How much can we learn from animal behaviour? -- A new scenario -- Hormones in the womb -- How hormones work -- Middle-sex -- Finger lengths -- Fingerprints -- Auditory mechanisms -- Do gay men have bigger penises? -- Physical growth -- Onset of puberty -- Maternal stress and substance use -- Developmental instability -- The big brother effect -- The 'fraternal birth order effect' -- How many brothers does it take to make you gay? -- Social environment and the big brother effect - is there a link? -- The mother's immune system -- The H-Y antigen -- The gay brain -- The hypothalamus -- Lesbianism and the limbic system -- Cognitive abilities -- Brain asymmetry -- Handedness and sexual orientation -- Conclusion -- Childhood indications -- Feminine boys and masculine girls -- CGN, learning and prenatal factors -- Adult 'psychological gender' -- CGN and psychological health -- Are there different types? -- Perceptions -- The research -- Sex hormone comparisons -- Finger-length ratios -- Conclusions -- The science of sexual orientation and society -- References -- Index. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Chapter 9. Chapter 10.