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).