CHAPTER+10+-+Sexual+Orientation

Adam's Part Do you believe it is wrong to have any other sexual orientation, other than your own? why or why not? Why do you believe societal views about sexual orientation are beginning to change?
 * //Questions//**: What is your idea of sexual orientation?

//Sexual Orientation// is a human attribute. It is something that is natural, biologically programmed, and cultural, linked to rules and habits.

s and expresses the sexual component of his or her personality; it refers to a person's habitual sexual attraction to and activities with person of the opposite sex, **heterosexuality;** the same sex, **homosexuality**; or both sexes, **bisexuality**. All four of these forms are found in contemporary North American societies and throughout the world, but each type of desire and experience holds different meanings for individuals and groups. The majority of people on earth practice the form of heterosexuality, and most believe because of this, that it must be nature and nature is the right way to do things. What people do not understand is that during certain times in history views of different sexual orientations have changed. Take the city of Sparta for instance; at its peak Sparta had the best army in the world, at that time, and many historians have debated over why, but most agree on one reason. The Spartan Army was homosexual. Yes, to all, //**300**//, sorry to ruin your favorite, and one of the best actions movies of all time, but the idea was that a Spartan would care for his lover fighting beside them in battle and this is why they were successful in war during there time period.
 * Libido:** is the sexual energy that the body/brain emits. Libido is something that is regulated and directed by enculturation, and is most of the time directed toward varied expressions. Sexual desire is inborn, a human universal, but patterns of flirting, courting, loving, and lovemaking vary across time. For example premarital sex is an outrage to my grandparents generation but to ours it is somewhat of a right of passage for some, some, mostly being males.
 * Sexual Orientation:** is the patterned way in which a person view
 * Asexuality:**is the indifference toward or lack of attraction to either sex, is also a sexual orientation.
 * //__Changing Views & Patterns of Sexual Orientation__//**