Fall 2026

Law, Sexuality, & Society

Examines the legal and social development and implications of laws governing sexual behavior and gender.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Frankie Frank4.2/5

Summary

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Students must prepare for potentially very harsh grading by her graders, despite the instructor's engaging lectures.

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Prerequisites

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GEN&WS 101, 102, 103 or SOC/​LEGAL ST 131

GEN&WS/LEGALST/SOC 406

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Professors

Fall 2026

Frankie Frank

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.70/5 from 23 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 3.5/5 difficulty · 2 reviews

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Frankie Frank is described as passionate, knowledgeable, and engaging, with students noting she answers questions thoroughly. Reviewers highlight her kindness and openness during office hours, though one notes that her grader can be very harsh.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Sarah Frank describe her as engaging and effective, with students noting her informative and fun lectures. Reviewers reported high satisfaction, stating she cares about student understanding and presents objective facts without politicization.

SARAH FRANK is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction30 / 4013
LEC 001Classroom Instruction7 / 400
LEC 001Classroom Instruction3 / 401

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Student experience

the class

Frankie Frank is a passionate and engaging instructor who fosters a supportive learning environment, though students should be aware of potential grading harshness from her graders.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.40 GPA, 74.6% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Students must prepare for potentially very harsh grading by her graders, despite the instructor's engaging lectures.

Students should pay close attention in class because slides are not posted, and attending office hours is recommended for support.

Topics

  • Obscenity, pornography, sex work, sexual surrogacy, birth control, abortion, sex education, sexual violence, sex offenders, sexual citizenship rights, trans and intersex legal topics.

Skills

  • Analyze legal and social implications of laws governing sexuality.
  • Conduct historical analysis of legal regulations.
  • Critique taken-for-granted knowledge and assumptions.
  • Examine intersectional social implications.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Where this course fits relative to

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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
GEN&WS/LEGALST/SOC 406 · Fall 2026

Law, Sexuality, & Society

Recorded 2026-09-07
GEN&WS/LEGALST/SOC 406 · Fall 2026

Law, Sexuality, & Society

Recorded 2026-09-07
GEN&WS/LEGALST/SOC 406 · Fall 2026

Law, Sexuality, & Society

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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