SOCY382 Sociology of Sex and Sexuality
Updated: 06 January 2009| Credit Points | 6 |
| Offering | Not offered in 2009 |
| Online level | Level B - Internet access required |
| Intensive School(s) | None |
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. |
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp at 100 level in SOCY or any 24 cp |
| Co-requisites | None |
| Restrictions | SOCW282 or SOCW382 or SOCW482 or SOCY482 |
| Notes | None |
| Combined Units |
SOCY482 - Sociology of Sex and Sexuality |
| Coordinator(s) | Gail Hawkes (ghawkes@une.edu.au) |
| Unit Description |
This unit explores some popular conceptions (and misconceptions) of sex and sexuality in everyday life, and uses a social constructionist approach to critically evaluate these. It explores the history of ideas about sex and sexuality in Western culture, focusing on the social and political changes associated with modernity. It uses sociological insights and theories to examine the process by which heterosexuality became and remains the norm of erotic expression. The course uses both historical and contemporary material, ranging from attitudes in Classical Antiquity, through the impact of Christianity to the more familiar changes during the 18th and 19th centuries to the present day. |
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |