Spring 2013  |  SOC 4551 Section 001: Sociology of Sexualities (66857)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 230
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Sexual attitudes, behaviors, and identities. Taken-for-granted beliefs about naturalness of sexual phenomena. How social forces shape sexual lives. Diversity of thought, behavior, and lived experience with regard to sexuality.
Class Description:
Sociology of Sexualities is an advanced survey course covering social scientific approaches to the study of sexual attitudes, behaviors and identities. The course challenges students to examine taken-for-granted beliefs about the naturalness of various sexual phenomena and deepens students' understanding of how various social forces shape people's sexual lives. The course will focus on the diversity of thought, behavior and lived experience of individuals with regard to sexuality.
Grading:
25% Quizzes
75% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 3 exams each counting 25%
Exam Format:
multiple choice, short answer, author-quote matching, essays
Class Format:
60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
50-80 Pages Reading Per Week
3-4 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: weekly in-class writings on the course readings
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66857/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
16 October 2011

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