This course examines how love and sexuality, while often viewed as personal, are deeply social and shaped by power and inequality. Through key debates on topics like hookup culture, consent, sex work, and marriage rights, we explore how intimate practices reflect and shape inequalities both in Canada and globally. Using global, comparative, and intersectional frameworks, we will engage with scholarly work and popular media to analyze contemporary issues in sexuality. Students will participate in reflective thinking, media analysis, and group discussions to gain a sociological understanding of love, sex, and intimacy.
This course examines how love and sexuality, while often viewed as personal, are deeply social and shaped by power and inequality. Through key debates on topics like hookup culture, consent, sex work, and marriage rights, we explore how intimate practices reflect and shape inequalities both in Canada and globally. Using global, comparative, and intersectional frameworks, we will engage with scholarly work and popular media to analyze contemporary issues in sexuality. Students will participate in reflective thinking, media analysis, and group discussions to gain a sociological understanding of love, sex, and intimacy.
