L.HIS 231 - History of U.S. Sexuality-VX

Credits: 3

The contemporary dialogue over sexual values and conflicts regarding sexual-decision making are not new to the American experience. In fact, scholars organize the history of American sexuality around “contested moments” in the debate over sexual ethics and behaviors. From the initial settlement of Europeans in the New World and their contact with the worldview of Native Americans to the more recent “sexual revolutions” of the modern era, Americans debated sex. Ethical and ideological frameworks governing the national conversation derive from Christianity, science, gender construction, capitalism, racism, and generational conflict. This course provides an opportunity for students to consider the contemporary American sexual culture and their own values through comparison to the dialogue about sex in the past.
Prerequisite: Catholic Traditions (CT)
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Values in Action-VX