WGSS 3461 - Hooking up: Healthy Exploration or Harmful Exploitation?

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Washington University in St Louis

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Not since "free love" discourse in the 1960s and 70s has young adults' sexual culture come under such academic scrutiny. A plethora of studies attempt to frame and understand the significance and consequences of increasingly casual patterns of sexual behavior among America's teens and young adults. This course looks at the contemporary cultural phenomenon of hooking up, from feminist, social, and symbolic interactionist, and critical theoretical points of view. We consider the historical contexts, political implications, and personal consequences of hooking up. We read both literary and social science texts. Prerequisite: any 100- or 200- level WGSS course or permission of instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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