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The Biosexual Factor
Human sexuality has for long been subject to stereotypes, with each gender expected to
explore or experience it in different manners based on these assumptions. Consequently, authors
from different disciplines advance theories in attempts to demystify the topic and provide bases
for the observed differences in sexual attitudes and behavior between the two genders. While a
majority of these authors base their theories on social and cultural grounds, another group claims
these differences are biological. Richard Hagen, for instance, argues that the differences in
sexual behavior between men and women stem from the distinct biological makeup of each
gender which he refers to as the bio-sexual factor. Hagen explores these differences in his book
The Bio-sexual Factor. This essay analyzes Hagen’s book with the aim of confirming his
argument that the observed differences in the sexual behavior of men and women are genetic
rather than cultural or social.
The Bio-sexual Factor
The Bio-sexual Factor is a non-fiction textbook published in 1979. The book, whose
primary goal is to provide information on biosexuality features typical characteristics of its genre
evident in its detailed, factual, and authoritative description of the topic, and formal style. Its
intended audience, therefore, is people seeking to learn more about the topic, particularly

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students in the field, a fact evident in the use of technical terms and vocabulary common to
sociology. Further, it is written in the perspective of a sociobiologist who seeks to unravel the
reasons behind the differences in the evolution of feelings and sexual attitudes and behaviors in
the two genders. By his admission, Hagen’s purpose in writing the book is to reaffirm biological
differences as the key cause of each gender’s sexual attitude and behavior. To arrive at this
conclusion, Hagen uses the experiences of different subjects...