Straight Science? Homosexuality, Evolution and Adaptation
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1997
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-15772-8 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-15772-8 (ISBN)
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Jim McKnight examines both the biological and the social evolutionary theories of the causation of homosexuality. He considers such questions as, how the discovery of a gay gene would fit with Darwin's theory of 'survival of the fittest'.
A genetic basis for homosexuality has been all but proved, yet Darwinism, the most widely accepted evolutionary theory, emphasises successful reproduction. How do we explain a lifetime preference for non-reproductive sex?
Whilst social constructionism offers explanations in terms of social learning and cultural preferences, the body of evidence for a genetic predisposition to homosexuality grows. Social learning argues that homosexual sex is merely misdirected and therefore futile, but far from dying out it continues through the ages and is found in different cultures.
What if there was an evolutionary advantage to homosexuality? Straight Science? Homosexuality, Evolution and Adaptation dares to ask such questions.
A genetic basis for homosexuality has been all but proved, yet Darwinism, the most widely accepted evolutionary theory, emphasises successful reproduction. How do we explain a lifetime preference for non-reproductive sex?
Whilst social constructionism offers explanations in terms of social learning and cultural preferences, the body of evidence for a genetic predisposition to homosexuality grows. Social learning argues that homosexual sex is merely misdirected and therefore futile, but far from dying out it continues through the ages and is found in different cultures.
What if there was an evolutionary advantage to homosexuality? Straight Science? Homosexuality, Evolution and Adaptation dares to ask such questions.
Jim McKnight is Chair of the Psychology Department at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur, and the author of six books.
List of Figures and Tables. Preface. Is Male Homosexuality adaptive? A Biology of Homosexuality. Homosexuality as Physical Evolution. Homosexuality as Social Evolution. The Seven Deadly Sins of Sociobiology. Glossary. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.8.1997 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 498 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
ISBN-10 | 0-415-15772-2 / 0415157722 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-15772-8 / 9780415157728 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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