GWS 3560 - Sociology of Sexuality

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 or permission of instructor

Description: This course is a survey of historical, cultural, and social aspects of human sexuality. The interplay between sex and society will be the major focus. Cross-cultural and historical analysis of sexual values and behavior will be examined. Competing and conflicting sexual value systems in contemporary societies will be analyzed. Other topics include: sexual scripts, sexual deviance and social control, sexual socialization processes, and the social bases of sexual dysfunction.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: GWS or SOC.

Cross Listed Course(s): SOC 3460