Origins of Sexuality and Homosexuality

John P. De Cecco, Michael G. Shively

Contents
Foreword



Introduction
From Sexual Identity to Sexual Relationships: A Contextual Shift
The Historical Context
Vices, Gods, and Virtues: Cosmology as a Mediating Factor in Attitudes Toward Male Homosexuality
The Bisexual Context
The Bisexual Identity: An Idea Without Social Recognition
Freud Reconsidered: Bisexuality, Homosexuality, and Moral Judgement
The Homosexual Context
The Dilemma of Essentiality in Homosexual Theory
Homosexual Identity Formation as a Developmental Process
Homosexual Identity: A Concept in Need of Definition
Research on Sexual Orientation: Definitions and Methods
The Biological Context
Human Sexuality in Biological Perspective: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
Sexual Orientation, Sociobiology, and Evolution
Index