SOBS 642 CULTURE AND SEXUALITY

The course will introduce students to the histories, theories and principles of human sexuality and carefully consider the changing notions of sexuality, masculinity, femininity, and personhood. It will examine how different societies in the past established sexual norms and defined deviance; the scientific understandings of human bodies, the role of sex, and how sexuality has changed over time. Attention will be paid to the theories of "the body" in relation to religion, culture and health. It will also examine the feminist political economy perspective on debates over current women's and men's health issues of concern.