TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilson,Glen
TI  - Born gay?: the psychobiology of sex orientation 
SN  - 0720612233
AV  - RC451.4.G39 
U1  - 306.76 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Peter Owen
KW  - Homosexuality
KW  - Psychological aspects
N1  - Preface --; Chapter 1; Where are gays found? --; Who are you calling gay? --; Either/or --; The sexual lie detector --; Homosexuality is not common, but it is stable --; Chapter 2; 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? --; Chapter 3; Not all in the genes --; Family connections --; Genes versus environment --; Which genes, where? --; The mitochondrial DNA theory --; Mechanism of the genetic effect --; Chapter 4; 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 --; Chapter 5; 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 --; Chapter 6; 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 --; Chapter 7; The gay brain --; The hypothalamus --; Lesbianism and the limbic system --; Cognitive abilities --; Brain asymmetry --; Handedness and sexual orientation --; Conclusion --; Chapter 8; Childhood indications --; Feminine boys and masculine girls --; CGN, learning and prenatal factors --; Adult 'psychological gender' --; CGN and psychological health --; Chapter 9; Are there different types? --; Perceptions --; The research --; Sex hormone comparisons --; Finger-length ratios --; Conclusions --; Chapter 10; The science of sexual orientation and society --; References --; Index
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