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STS-4334: Sexual Medicine

Description: Discusses sex and medicine in contemporary U.S. society. Explores how notions of sexual behavior and normality are defined and structured by medical discourse. Examines cultural institutions that play significant roles in formulating ideas about and definitions of deviance, perversity, and tolerated marginality. Critiques medical responses to sexual variations. Examines experiences of people who have sought out, or been the unwilling victims of, sexual medicine. Junior standing required.

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Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: WGS-1824

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Crosslist: WGS-4334

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Sections Taught: 0

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