LAW, SEXUALITY, & SOCIETY
GEN&WS/LEGALST/SOC 406
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.