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LAW, SEXUALITY, & SOCIETY

GEN&WS/LEGALST/SOC 406
Course Description

Examines the legal and social development and implications of laws governing sexual behavior, human reproduction, media, privacy, and topics related to sexuality, sex and gender. Includes historical analyses of laws connected to present day regulations of sexuality, demonstrating the origins of many of the world's most frequently debated civil rights issues. Chief focus on the United States legal system, with some content including examinations of institutions around the world. Investigates taken-for-granted knowledge and assumptions about sexuality and look at legal, cultural and social constructions of sex in society. Covers intersectional social implications, including race, (dis)ability, class, etc. Topics include: obscenity, pornography, sex work, sexual surrogacy, birth control, abortion, sex education, sexual violence, sex offenders, sexual citizenship rights, trans and intersex legal topics.

Prerequisites
Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.68

No change from Historical

Completion Rate
98.04%

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A Rate
64.71%

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Class Size
51

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Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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