Sociology 80E - The Sociology of Love

Institution:

University of California-Santa Cruz

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Description:

Investigation of love from a sociological perspective, including the following: (1) how the experience of love is constructed/shaped by the individual, social structure, conventions, ideology; (2) functions of love for the individual/society; (3) how love varies by gender/social class; (4) mythologies of love. Emphasis on romantic heterosexual love and its historical development in Western culture. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) The Staff

Credits:

1.25

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucsc.edu/

Phone Number:

(831) 459-0111

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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