Description
This course is designed to give students breadth of exposure to the psychology of human sexuality in which they will survey behavioral, personality, and psychophysiological components of human sexuality and delineate the facts regarding human sexual behavior. The course will focus on historical and sociocultural views of sexual behavior, anatomy and physiology, communication patterns, emotions, attraction, relationships, love, and sexual health. Course objectives include providing students with the opportunity to study various topics relating to human sexuality in an objective, non-judgemental manner; to assist students in determining and clarifying their values about issues related to human sexuality; to provide information that may assist students in making decisions about sexuality related feelings and behaviors; and to enable students to better understand society's past and current attempts to regulate sexuality. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Offered: Fall, even years