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LeVay, Simon. 1996. Queer Science: The Use and Abuse of Research intoHomosexuality. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Simon LeVay, a neuroanatomist, gives the readers historical overview of the Sexual Revolution which started in Germany in 1800's. He also discusses the approaches that have been used in studying gender orientation and lastly the social issues concerning the gender orientation researches.
Griffin, Em. 2012. A first look at Communication Theory. New York: McGraw- Hill Companies. Griffin, Professor Emeritus of Communication at Wheaton College in Illinois, discussed 32 theories prevalent in the field of communication. He provided a concise and clear explanation for each theory. Two of the theories that he tackled which are

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