ABSTRACT
Personality consists of the stable set of behavioral and experiential characteristics of an individual. The term “self” refers to the representation of one’s identity or the subject of experience. Psychologists generally accept that the self comes into being at the interface between the inner biological processes and the ecocultural context to which the person belongs. With respect to personality, the term “sex” refers to the anatomical and physiological characteristics or features of males and females. Gender, on the other hand, is comprised of a complex set of behavioral, cultural, or psychological features associated with an individual’s sex. Across countries and cultures, the views of a person’s sexual orientation have been under the significant influence of tradition. The evolution of views of sexual identity and sexual orientation is a powerful example of how cultural beliefs, science, legal rulings, and ideology have been evolving.
