Course Guide for
SEXUALITY AND SOCIETY
(last updated 01/2012)


Developed by Amanda M. Jungels
Georgia State University

 

Integrating/Interrogating Biological and Social Views of Sexuality

Challenging Evolutionary Perspectives on Sex/Sexuality

Social Construction of (Biological) Sex


Social Construction: Changing Views on Sexuality

 

Sexuality and Social Categories

Social Construction of Gender

Transgender/Third Gender/Gender Queer

Social Construction of Sexual Orientation

 

Learning about Sex/Sex Education           

Sex Education

Abstinence vs. Comprehensive Sex Ed

Sexual Practices

 

The Sexual Body

The Female Body

Menstruation

 

Presenting the Female Body as Unclean: Removing Body Hair

 

Presenting the Female Body as Unclean: Douching

Bodily Modification and Female Genital Cutting

 

Social Construction of the Male Body/Male Sexuality

Presenting the Penis as a Dangerous Weapon

 

Representing Sex

Sexualization of Children’s Products

Sex in the Media

Ejaculation and Phallic Imagery

Sex and Violence

Objectification

Infantilization of Women

Forced/Coerced Sex

Sexual Script

Rape Culture

Use of Alcohol as a Tool for Coercive Sex

Sexual Assault Prevention Campaigns

 

Commercial Sex

Pornography

Contemporary Views on Prostitution

Historical Perspectives on Prostitution

Sex Trafficking

Other Forms of Sex Work

Social Control of Sex Work

 

Reproduction/Abortion

Reproduction

Abortion

 

Sterilization

 

Contemporary GLBT Issues

Gay Rights Movement

GLBT Parenting

Same-Sex Marriage

GLBT-Related Legislation