SOC324
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Sociology of Reproduction
Sociology
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
SOC
Course Number
324
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BSS: GenEd-Breadth/Social Science, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, DVIT: GenEd-Diversity International, DVUS: GenEd-Diversity US, EMPU: Major-Public Health Elective, MPUB: Major-Public Health, MSOC: Major-Sociology, PH, PPD: GenEd-Power/Privilege/Diff, ENPU: Minor-Public Health Elective, NPUB: Minor-Public Health, NSOC: Minor-Sociology
Course Short Title
Sociology of Reproduction
Course Long Title
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Course Description
Explores the social and cultural constructions of sexuality, infertility, pregnancy, and parenting with a specific focus on the social control of women and general emphasis on how various groups' experiences differ based on sexual orientation, class, race, and cultural background. Topics may include sex education in schools, sex in high school and college, birth control and sterilization, infertility, adoption, assisted reproductive technologies, pregnancy, surrogacy, miscarriage, fetal surgery, abortion, and childbirth. In addition to readings about these topics in non-Western countries and international surrogacy and adoption arrangements, discussion of how bearing children and mothering are used to "reproduce" the nation in various contexts.
Min
4
Repeatable
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Course Restrictions
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Equivalent Course(s)
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