Reinventing the male homosexual : the rhetoric and power of the gay gene / Robert Alan Brookey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brookey, Robert Alan, 1959-

Series:

Race, gender, and science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Male homosexuality--Physiological aspects--Research--Social aspects.

Male homosexuality.

Male homosexuality--Genetic aspects--Research--Social aspects.

Behavior genetics.

Genetic psychology.

Gay rights.

Research.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

x, 167 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2002]

Summary:

Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene examines the assumption that embracing the biological research on homosexuality is a viable political strategy for the gay rights movement. The biological argument for gay rights is treated as a "bio-rhetoric, " a means of incorporating scientific research into public debates. The book investigates the biological research on which this gay rights argument is based, and explores how male homosexuality is conceptualized in the fields of behavioral genetics, neuroendocrinology, sociobiology, and evolutionary psychology. Robert Alan Brookey demonstrates that most biological research begins with the assumption that male homosexuality is a state of physical effeminate pathology. Although biological research may seem to support a pro-gay rights agenda, the same research can actually be used to support conservative political interests.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-159) and index.

ISBN:

0253340578

0253215129

OCLC:

47804980