Sociology 246: The Sociology of Human Sexuality
Number of academic hours per week: 3
Number of credits: 3
Prerequisites: Sociology 101
This course explores the social sources of patterns of human sexuality.
Among the topics examined are why sexuality has been regulated in all
known societies, the sociology of heterosexual and homosexual behavior
and identity throughout the life cycle, gender-based sexual
socialization, sexual politics (e.g., rape) and commercial sex (e.g.,
prostitution and pornography).