Reinventing the Male Homosexual : The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene.

By: Brookey, Robert AlanMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Description: 1 online resource (181 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780253108913Subject(s): Behavior genetics | Gay rights | Genetic psychology | Male homosexuality -- Genetic aspects -- Research -- Social aspects | Male homosexuality -- Physiological aspects -- Research -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Reinventing the Male Homosexual : The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay GeneDDC classification: 306.76/62 LOC classification: QP81.6 -- .B76 2002ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Reinventing the Male Homosexual -- ONE: Rights, Choice, and the Appeal of Biology -- TWO: The Sociopsychological Theories of Male Homosexuality -- THREE: Behavioral Genetics -- FOUR: Neuroendocrinology -- FIVE: Sociobiology/Evolutionary Psychology -- SIX: Beyond the Gay Gene -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene examines the assumption that embracing the biological research on homosexuality is a viable political strategy for the gay rights movement. The biological argument for gay rights is treated as a "bio-rhetoric," a means of incorporating scientific research into public debates. The book investigates the biological research on which this gay rights argument is based, and explores how male homosexuality is conceptualized in the fields of behavioral genetics, neuroendocrinology, sociobiology, and evolutionary psychology. Robert Alan Brookey demonstrates that most biological research begins with the assumption that male homosexuality is a state of physical effeminate pathology. Although biological research may seem to support a pro-gay rights agenda, the same research can actually be used to support conservative political interests.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Reinventing the Male Homosexual -- ONE: Rights, Choice, and the Appeal of Biology -- TWO: The Sociopsychological Theories of Male Homosexuality -- THREE: Behavioral Genetics -- FOUR: Neuroendocrinology -- FIVE: Sociobiology/Evolutionary Psychology -- SIX: Beyond the Gay Gene -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene examines the assumption that embracing the biological research on homosexuality is a viable political strategy for the gay rights movement. The biological argument for gay rights is treated as a "bio-rhetoric," a means of incorporating scientific research into public debates. The book investigates the biological research on which this gay rights argument is based, and explores how male homosexuality is conceptualized in the fields of behavioral genetics, neuroendocrinology, sociobiology, and evolutionary psychology. Robert Alan Brookey demonstrates that most biological research begins with the assumption that male homosexuality is a state of physical effeminate pathology. Although biological research may seem to support a pro-gay rights agenda, the same research can actually be used to support conservative political interests.

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