Course Details
Country:
France
Institution:
Sciences Po - Paris campus
Course Title:
SEXUALITY AND SOCIETY
Course Number:
DSOC 25A09
Course Description:
Situated within the field of the sociology of sexualities, this course will address the historical, cultural and social construction of sexuality. Part 1 of the course will investigate conceptual foundations of the social construction of sexuality. In part 2 of the course, we will look at the changing historical meanings of sexual categories and at the ways in which LGBT social movements have sought to politicize them. In part 3, we will examine the social regulation of sexuality through an analysis of topics such as sexual violence and harassment, women's sexualized imagery in the media, and controversies around same-sex marriage. At the end of the course, students will have a solid knowledge of the core concepts in the field of sociology of sexualities, they will be able to apply these concepts to contemporary controversies about sex and sexualities, and to understand the ways in which sexuality shapes our social world.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 399
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