SOCI 3156 - Sexuality and Society

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SOCI 1101, SOCI 1160, or permission of instructor
This course is organized around the social construction and social control of sexuality, sexual behavior, and sexual identity in both a global and U.S. context. It focuses n the ways in which human beings attach meaning to sexual emotions, desires, and relationships. In addition, it addresses sexual behaviors throughout the life course, including dating, varieties of sexual relationships, birth control, and sexual disease. It focuses on socialization, gender ideologies, sexual com-modification, coercive sexuality, and sexual politics. Finally, it examines sexuality in everyday life, culture, and media.