Personal Response on Sexual Identity

Personal Response on Sexual Identity You go through your life making choices and decisions but not thinking of exactly why you were making the choices that you made. Before this class I just figured that I mad the decisions I made because it was what I wanted at the time. Since I have taken this class I have found that the decisions that you make are based on what is called a value system. According to Rathus, Nevid, and Fichner-Rathus (2011), the value system has to do with legalism, situational ethics, ethical revelation, hedonism, ascetism, utilitarianism, and rationalism. After learning about each value I found that the value system I used was ethical relativism. Ethical relativism is when people believe that there is more than one correct moral view and bases their decisions on their principles and their conscience. A moral belief of mine is that you do what is right because it is right, not because it is easy, but because it is what is right. The actions that show this in my life would be the decision of not sleeping with someone because he said that he would pay my bills for me, and the decision to be responsible and take care of my responsibilities. Although many would think that the value system would stop there but it does not, it plays a big part in your gender identity as well. According to Rathus, Nevis, and Fichner-Rathus (2011), gender identity is not if you are a man or a woman but one’s belief that they are male or female. Now there are other factors that play a role in gender identity, such as genetics, environmental situations, psychosocial factors, and sexual hormones. Then it goes even further by breaking down traits into masculine and feminine traits. Some of the masculine traits are; independent, intelligent, and competent of the world around you, ability to be rational, assertive, analytical and brave. Whereas feminine traits are described as the opposite of the masculine traits. Concerning my personal gender