WGSS 395 - Contemporary Female Sexualities

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

The course explores representations of and theories about contemporary women's sexual fantasies, attitudes, behaviors, relationships, and communities. Topics include sexual desire and gender; sexuality and the female life cycle; sexual behavior and gender; sexual variations linked with particular socioeconomic, ethnic, psychological, and physical variables; models of female sexual response; committed and uncommitted relationships; sex and marriage; fertility and its control; and teaching children about sex. We read both literary and theoretical texts with an eye to understanding what roles various sexualities play in personal lives, in relationships, and in communities. Prerequisites: WGSS 100B or WGSS 105, or permission from the instructor. Preference to those who have taken WGSS 391, WGSS majors, WGSS minors, seniors, juniors.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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