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Science and Homosexualities

Science and Homosexualities

Rosario, Vernon A.

Paperback

Series: Business Studies

General SociologyGLBTQIA Studies

ISBN10: 0415915023
ISBN13: 9780415915021
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 10 1996
Pages: 318
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

Science and Homosexualities is the first anthology by historians of science to examine European and American scientific research on sexual orientation since the coining of the word homosexual almost 150 years ago. This collection is particularly timely given the enormous scientific and popular interest in biological studies of homosexuality, and the importance given such studies in current legal, legislative and cultural debates concerning gay civil rights. However, scientific and popular literature discussing the biology of sexual orientation have been short-sighted in representing it as objective, new scientific work. This volume demonstrates that the quest for the biological cause of homosexuality and other sexualities is as old as the term itself. These essays explore the active role experimental subjects played in shaping scientific theories of homosexuality and cultural perceptions of sexuality and sexual identity. Finally this anthology studies the way in which this doctor-patient interaction shaped not only scientific theories of homosexuality, but also cultural perceptions and self-identities as well.

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