Sexual Orientation Extra Credit AssignmentBased on your textbook readings and the Sexual Orientation and Activity video, please respond to the following questions: 1. Describe the difference between sexual orientation and lifestyle. Sexual orientation is the point of origin of a humans sexual arousal, if the case is a homosexual the origin is a person from the same sex, if its a heterosexual, then a person from a different sex and if its a bisexual person then the origin is either sex. A lifestyle is a choice a human makes as to how he/she wants to live, so for example a homosexual can decide to live an openly gay lifestyle, in contrast to another who decides to live in the closet. 2. What factors have been found to be associated with sexual orientation? Factors associated with sexual orientation are genetics, studies with identical twins, fraternal twins and adoptive brothers, state that the more genetically close brothers were the more likely it was for them to be both gay. Also hormones have been studied as to the exposure to sex hormones during the prenatal environment. Feminine behavior during childhood development, and posterior expression of homosexual orientation. 3. Explain whether you tend to agree or disagree with the research presented in your textbook that describes the extent to which sexual orientation is nature (biological)and/or nurture (learned). Since us humans are so diverse and so different I think I agree with what I have read. I have personally known many friends who are gay, straight and bisexual. And when asking them about how they explain the nature of their orientation they all have different explanations to their experiences. As human experiences are so diverse, the roots of their pleasures, fantasies and desires are equally diverse. Nature vs. nurture has and will always will be a questions with many answers.