Jacques Balthazart: 3 books
by Jacques Balthazart, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
In this fascinating book, Jacques Balthazart presents a simple description of the biological mechanisms that are involved in the determination of sexual orientation in animals and also presumably in humans. Using scientific studies published over the last few decades, he argues that sexual orientation,...
Biologie de l'homosexualité
On naît homosexuel, on ne choisit pas de l'être
Language: French
Release Date: October 24, 2013
L'homosexualité au cœur des interrogations scientifiques.
Il est couramment admis que l’orientation hétéro- ou homosexuelle d’un individu est essentiellement, voire exclusivement, le résultat d’apprentissages et d’interactions sociales qui se déroulent dans la petite enfance....
by Jacques Balthazart, Margaret M. McCarthy
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Sexual orientation (homo- vs. heterosexuality) is one of many sex differences observed in humans. Sex differences can result from differential postnatal experiences (interaction with parents, environment) or from biological factors (hormones and genes) acting pre- or postnatally. The first option...