ABSTRACT

The true role of biology in determining sexual orientation is an oft-debated issue in both the popular media and scientific communities, and evaluating the literature on the topic can be daunting. Nature’s Choice: What Science Reveals About the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation offers both a comprehensive review of the scientific literature and a fresh perspective on this complex and politically charged subject. Respected researcher, speaker, and author Dr. Cheryl Weill offers readers of all backgrounds an enlightening analysis of findings from over twenty years of research on the factor of biology in the determination of sexual orientation.

Nature’s Choice: What Science Reveals About the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation brilliantly distills complicated studies and research findings dealing with brain anatomy, genetics, sex-typical behavior in children, auditory, startle reflex, and many other areas. Spanning a wide range of important topics including human sexual development and the effects of hormones, Ellis and Ames’ Gestational Neurohormonal Theory, the ins, outs, and implications of how scientific research is funded, and model of the role of testosterone in determining human sexuality, Nature’s Choice: What Science Reveals About the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation is an exciting book to educate and inspire readers from scientific and non-scientific backgrounds equally.

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|8 pages

Definitions

chapter 3|10 pages

Human Sexual Development

chapter 4|26 pages

Hormones and Sexual Development

chapter 5|8 pages

Gestational Neurohormonal Theory

chapter 6|6 pages

Science

chapter 7|16 pages

Genetics

chapter 8|18 pages

Brain Anatomy

chapter 9|6 pages

Sex-Typical Behavior in Children

chapter 10|18 pages

Anthropometrics: Body Measurements 103

chapter 11|14 pages

Sensory Systems

chapter 12|20 pages

Cerebral Lateralization

chapter 13|12 pages

Gay Men and Older Brothers

chapter 14|8 pages

Maternal Behaviors

chapter 15|14 pages

Conclusions

chapter 16|4 pages

The Use of Science

chapter 17|2 pages

Epilogue