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The Mismeasure of Desire: The Science, Theory and Ethics of Sexual Orientation

The Mismeasure of Desire: The Science, Theory and Ethics of Sexual Orientation

Stein, Edward

Paperback

Series: Ideologies of Desire

GLBTQIA StudiesSexualitySocial Movements

ISBN10: 0195142446
ISBN13: 9780195142440
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: May 17 2001
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In recent years scientific research and popular opinion have favored the idea that sexual orientations are determined at birth. In this book, philosopher and legal theorist Edward Stein investigates scientific research on sexual orientation and shows that it is deeply flawed. He argues that this research assumes a picture of sexual desire that reflects unquestioned cultural stereotypes rather than cross-cultural scientific facts, and that it suffers from serious methodological problems. He then asks whether sexual orientation is amenable to empirical study and if it is useful for our understanding of human nature to categorize people based on their sexual desires. Perhaps most importantly, Stein examines some of the ethical issues surrounding such research, including gay and lesbian civil rights and the implications of parents trying to select or change the sexual orientation of their children.

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