Description
Based?on?the?recent?review?of?the?scientific?literature?by?Dr.?LeVay,?as?well?as?on?the?primary?research?article
you?locate?using?Google?Scholar,?develop?a?plausible?scientific?explanation?accounting?for?the?development?of
diverse?sexual?orientations?in?humans.?The?essay?should?provide?a?plausible?scientific?explanation?for?the
development?of?varying?sexual?orientation(s)?in?humans?in?light?of?the?scientific?evidence.?The?essay?should
consider?the?following?kinds?of?questions:?
1)?What?factors?seem?most?important?in?the?development?of?sexual?orientation?(s)??
2)?Based?on?the?evidence,?are?there?differences?in?the?development?of?sexual?orientation?for?males?and?females??
3)?How?would?an?evolutionary?psychologist,?an?evolutionary?biologist?or?a?sociobiologist?account?for?the
development?of?varying?sexual?orientation(s)among?humans??
4)?What?can?we?learn?about?sexual?orientation?based?on?research?on?other?animals?including?other?higher
primates??
5)?What?various?kinds?of?scientific?evidence?exist?that?help?us?to?understand?the?development?of?diverse?sexual
orientation?(s)??
6)?What?factors?might?explain?the?persistence?of?different?sexual?orientations?throughout?evolutionary?history?
1.?Overview?
Write?the?essay?as?if?you?were?writing?to?someone?who?is?literate,?but?who?has?never?heard?the?essay?prompt?or
read?the?book?or?the?article,?and?you?want?to?explain?how?the?concepts/evidence?would?help?them?understand
sexual?orientation.
2.?Application?of?Course?Concepts?
a).?Compare?and?contrast?the?perspective?of?the?articles?with?one?another?and?with?perspectives?covered?in?other
course?readings?(course?reading?is?the?book).?
b).?Apply?theoretical?perspectives?covered?in?course?lectures/readings?(course?reading?is?the?book)?that?would
help?illuminate?the?issues?addressed?by?the?question.
3.Essay?Format?Guidelines:?
A.?Length:?5?pages?give?or?take???page?(no?longer,?no?shorter)?not?including?the?references/bibliography?page.
Use?12?point?Times?New?Roman?font.?Use?standard?1.25?margins?(In?Microsoft?Word,?Go?to?File,?Page?Set?Up
to?set?margins).?Double?Spaced.?
B.?Thesis?and?Introduction:?A?Clear,?Focused?and?Well?Developed?Thesis?Statement?Must?Appear?in?the?First
Paragraph.?Please?underline?the?thesis?statement.?
C.?Paragraph?and?Sentence?Style:?Each?paragraph?within?the?essay?should?possess?a?topic?sentence.?The?topic
sentence?links?the?paragraph?to?your?paper?thesis?and?reinforces?the?thesis?of?the?essay.One?should?accompany
the?topic?sentence?of?each?paragraph?with?at?least?five?sentences?illustrating?and?elaborating?upon?your?topic
sentence.?Effective?paragraphs?usually?consist?of?at?least?five?solid?sentences.?Please?make?smooth?transitions
between?paragraphs.?
D.Citation?Expectations:Use?accurate?and?extensive?citation?(5?per?page/25?overall?are?required).?We?do?not
mean?five?quotations,?but?rather?five?citations?(on?average)?per?page.
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