Summary
Anthony Francis "Tony" Bogaert is a Canadian psychologist. He is a professor in both the Departments of Psychology and of Community Health Sciences at Brock University.
Anthony Francis Bogaert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
| Known for | Research into asexuality |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | Brock University |
| Thesis | The Sexual Media: The Role Of Individual Differences (1993) |
Research edit
Bogaert is known for studying multiple subjects related to human sexuality, including asexuality.[1][2] He has also published studies examining the relationship between the number of brothers a man has and his sexual orientation. These studies have concluded that the more older brothers a man has, the more likely he is to be gay, and that this effect is due to prenatal factors, not environmental ones.[3][4][5][6] In his early career, Bogaert worked with J. Philippe Rushton to publish a paper hypothesizing biological evidence of Race differences.[7] This paper was critiqued two years later by Michael Lynn who stated:
First, they did not explain why natural selection would have favored different reproductive strategies for different races. Second, their data on race differences are of questionable validity because their literature review was selective and their original analyses were based on self-reports. Third, they provided no evidence that these race differences had significant effects on reproduction or that sexual restraint is a K characteristic. Finally, they did not adequately rule out environmental explanations for their data.[8]
References edit
- ^ Dahl, Melissa (10 August 2015). "5 Ways to Better Understand Asexuality". New York Magazine.
- ^ "Study: One in 100 adults asexual". CNN.com. 14 October 2004.
- ^ "Sexual orientation research garners worldwide attention". Brock University.
- ^ Kaplan, Karen (27 June 2006). "Study Links Male Gays, Birth of Older Brothers". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Crouch, Lizzie (8 November 2015). "Why your older sibling is smarter than you". BBC News.
- ^ Telegraph Reporters (13 April 2016). "Half of all straight people carry 'gay gene', research suggests". The Telegraph.
- ^ Rushton, J.Philippe; Bogaert, Anthony F. (1987). "Race differences in sexual behavior: Testing an evolutionary hypothesis". Journal of Research in Personality. 21 (4): 529–551. doi:10.1016/0092-6566(87)90038-9.
- ^ Lynn, Michael (1989). "Race differences in sexual behavior: A critique of Rushton and Bogaert's evolutionary hypothesis". Journal of Research in Personality. 23 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1016/0092-6566(89)90029-9. hdl:1813/72077.
External links edit
- Faculty page at Brock University