Born Gay - Brossura

Glenn, Wilson

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0720613094 ISBN 13: 9780720613094

Casa editrice: Peter Owen, 2008

Riassunto

A key study in the subject of sexual orientation and its true causes.

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Recensione:

My first reaction to this book was, oh dear, not another attempt to investigate the causes of homosexuality. Gay people have been treated as medical curiosities for 200 years. We've been studied, probed and tested long enough. Why don't scientists ever examine what makes people straight? But on reading Born Gay I discovered a surprisingly interesting book. The authors, Glenn Wilson and Qazi Rahman, present masses of fascinating evidence from dozens of studies which, they conclude, show that sexual orientation is overwhelmingly innate. Social or environmental factors have little or no influence. Blaming parents and childhood upbringing is mistaken and unfair. The idea that people become gay by seduction or conscious choice is not supported by scientific evidence, they say. . . Peter Tatchell, London Evening Standard --Peter Tatchell, Evening Standard

Is there a gay gene based on differences in the shape of the brain or are the conservatives right when they claim that what they deem abhorrent, skewed behaviour is a matter of conditioning that can be corrected? Psychiatrist Wilson and psychologist Rahman reckon neither is strictly correct, placing the truth somewhere in between in this thought provoking and often funny study, which reveals that gay men have larger penises. The Herald (Glasgow) --The Herald

--Richard and Judy

L'autore:

Glenn Wilson is a reader in personality at the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London and adjunct professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada at Reno. He is a pioneer in the field of evolutionary theories of sex differences, attractions, and love and is ranked within the 10 most cited British psychologists. He has published more than 100 scientific articles and 30 books on a range of topics.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Peter Owen
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0720613094
• ISBN 13: 9780720613094
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176