Origins of Sexuality and Homosexuality

John P. De Cecco, Michael G. Shively

• Contents ForewordIntroduction From Sexual Identity to Sexual Relationships: A Contextual Shift The Historical Context Vices, Gods, and Virtues: Cosmology as a Mediating Factor in Attitudes Toward Male Homosexuality The Bisexual Context The Bisexual Identity: An Idea Without Social Recognition Freud Reconsidered: Bisexuality, Homosexuality, and Moral Judgement The Homosexual Context The Dilemma of Essentiality in Homosexual Theory Homosexual Identity Formation as a Developmental Process Homosexual Identity: A Concept in Need of Definition Research on Sexual Orientation: Definitions and Methods The Biological Context Human Sexuality in Biological Perspective: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations Sexual Orientation, Sociobiology, and Evolution Index