- Paperback: 374 pages
- Publisher: MIT Press; New edition edition (10 Sep 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0262621193
- ISBN-13: 978-0262621199
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,101,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Simon LeVay's review of what causes' homosexuality will be widelyregarded as authoritative because it is thorough and fair. He not onlylays out the sometimes conflicting evidence but also takes pains toassess the science as good or sloppy and to judge the assumptionsbehind theories. And it is wonderful to encounter a scientist whowrites beautifully." Richard E. Cytowic , Washington Post
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What makes people gay, lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual? And who cares? Written by one of the leading scientists in the research of sexual orientation, Queer Science looks at how scientific discoveries about homosexuality influence society's attitude toward gays and lesbians, beginning with the theories of the German sexologist and gay-rights pioneer Magnus Hirschfeld and culminating with the latest discoveries in brain science, genetics, endocrinology, and cognitive psychology.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read all of the books on the topic, and although there are some fine ones ("Science of Desire" comes to mind), this is the most comprehensive. LeVay is a terrific writer too, clear, balanced, but appropriately opinionated.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A very sensible and objective survey
29 July 2004
Format:Hardcover
This book analyzes scientific, historical, and political issues associated with homosexuality in a very careful and thoughtful style which does an unusually good job of keeping the author's opinions separate from his factual claims and avoiding any claims that he can't justify.
The main drawbacks of the book are that it isn't very exciting and didn't tell me much that seemed new.
The main drawbacks of the book are that it isn't very exciting and didn't tell me much that seemed new.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
The best book yet on the origins of sexual orientation
1 Jan 1999
Format:Paperback
I have read all of the books on the topic, and although there are some fine ones ("Science of Desire" comes to mind), this is the most comprehensive. LeVay is a terrific writer too, clear, balanced, but appropriately opinionated.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
HISTORY OF RESEARCH INTO HOMOSEXUALITY
25 Sep 2010
Format:Paperback
Simon LeVay
Queer Science:
The Use and Abuse of Research into Homosexuality
(Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1996) 364 pages
(ISBN: 0-262-12199-9; hardback)
(Library of Congress call number: HQ76.25L497 1996)
Queer Science is a good summary of research
into the 'causes' of homosexuality:
historic speculations beginning in the middle 1800s;
Freud and his followers; learning theory; brain structure;
hormones, pre-natal stress; genes.
LeVay is a careful scientist rather than an ideologue
determined to defend a preconceived belief.
He concludes that the research has still not found
the 'causes' or 'sources' of homosexuality.
Highly recommended for anyone interested
in the question of why some people are gay.
We hope for newer editions of this book as the research continues.
Find other books on the Internet: "Best Books on Sexual Orientation".
James Leonard Park, author of
Imprinted Sexual Fantasies: A New Key for Sexology.
Queer Science:
The Use and Abuse of Research into Homosexuality
(Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1996) 364 pages
(ISBN: 0-262-12199-9; hardback)
(Library of Congress call number: HQ76.25L497 1996)
Queer Science is a good summary of research
into the 'causes' of homosexuality:
historic speculations beginning in the middle 1800s;
Freud and his followers; learning theory; brain structure;
hormones, pre-natal stress; genes.
LeVay is a careful scientist rather than an ideologue
determined to defend a preconceived belief.
He concludes that the research has still not found
the 'causes' or 'sources' of homosexuality.
Highly recommended for anyone interested
in the question of why some people are gay.
We hope for newer editions of this book as the research continues.
Find other books on the Internet: "Best Books on Sexual Orientation".
James Leonard Park, author of
Imprinted Sexual Fantasies: A New Key for Sexology.
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