Human sexuality

Human sexuality refers to the way people experience and also express themselves as

sexual beings. As Molina (1999) asserts, many factors affect and influence the development of

one’s sexuality. These include their biological component, which denotes one either being male

or female based on physical observation. The other main components are the social processes

such as their religion, the media, and law, which serve as primary agents of socializing the

individual and teaching them how to behave sexually. Potki et al. (2017) assert that the social

factors that affect a person’s sexuality include their parents, peers, and media.

A critical examination of Karen’s scenario shows that biological and social components

play a great role in influencing and shaping her sexuality. On the one hand, Karen’s biology

denotes her as a female; however, her social, religious environment, which is quite strict, has

kept her from engaging in any sexual experience. Further, her interaction with media has

exposed her to other women who are fashion models and who exude a lot of confidence, causing

deep attraction.

Diamond (2011) asserts that the emphasis on a person’s sexual orientation comes from

the interaction of their nature and nurture. As such, the individual’s biological component

predisposes and orients them to be homosexual, heterosexual, or bisexual. The scholar asserts

that a person’s bias to any of these orientations is organized before their birth but is influenced by

their cultural and social forces.

A look at Karen’s case shows that her biological component predisposes her as a female.

Further, according to Diamond (2011), it was the same component predisposed to her current

attraction towards female models who are members of her biological sex. However, the scholar

asserts that social and cultural forces influence this orientation. In Karen’s case, her religion has

kept her from engaging or experimenting in any form of sexual behavior. However, her