Straight Science? Homosexuality, Evolution and Adaptation - Jim McKnight

Straight Science? Homosexuality, Evolution and Adaptation

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Buch | Softcover
232 Seiten
1997
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-15773-5 (ISBN)
22,40 inkl. MwSt
An argument for a genetic and evolutionary advantageous explanation for homosexuality as an alternative to social constructionist explanations which emphasize social learning and cultural preferences.
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
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 430 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Evolution
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 0-415-15773-0 / 0415157730
ISBN-13 978-0-415-15773-5 / 9780415157735
Zustand Neuware
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