The mismeasure of desire : the science, theory and ethics of sexual orientation

The mismeasure of desire : the science, theory and ethics of sexual orientation / Edward Stein.

Author/creator	Stein, Edward, 1965-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Description	xi, 388 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Homosexuality--Research. Homosexuality--Philosophy. Homosexuality--Moral and ethical aspects. Sexual orientation--Research. Sexual orientation--Philosophy. Sexual orientation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Series	Ideologies of desire Ideologies of desire. ^A362262
Contents	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?.
Local note	Little-326337--305131040045Q
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-381) and index.
LCCN	98055079
ISBN	0195099958

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HQ76.25 .S69 1999	✔ Available	Place Hold