SOCY445

Sex and Love in Modern Society

Prerequisite: SOCY201, SOCY202, SOCY203, and SOCY230. Restriction: Must be in Sociology program; or permission of BSOS-Sociology department. Credit only granted for: SOCY498X or SOCY445. Formerly: SOCY498X. Sociological theories of sex and gender are used to explore empirical research on women's and men's sexual behavior and attitudes; variation in gendered sexuality by key social characteristics and how gendered sexuality is constructed and controlled; changes in sexuality over time and across relationship types, focusing on changes in sexual desire and behaviors and on the changing meaning of sex and marriage in U.S. society and other countries. Contemporary debates about sexuality will also be examined.

Past Semesters

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.29 between 33 students*

SOCY445 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 27.27%
A: 27.27%
A+: 3.03%
B-: 6.06%
B: 12.12%
B+: 12.12%
C+: 6.06%
F: 3.03%
W: 3.03%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.