title: Deconstructing sexual orientation: understanding the phenomena of sexual orientation.
abstract: The very terms of a debate about whether or not sexual orientation is primarily a biological phenomenon fail to consider the complex origins of the phenomenon. Deconstruction of the term "homosexuality" shows that it refers to multiple factors which cannot be studied as or subsumed under a unitary concept. Adequate understanding of sexual orientation must consider the developmental, interpersonal, experiential, and cultural dimensions of sexuality, as well as any biological contributions to sexual attraction, behavior, and identity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008091:Literature; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D009626:Terminology as Topic