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Oct 23, 2026
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SOC 1104 - Human Sexuality in Society
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
In this course, students will examine how social and cultural processes organize and shape human sexual behavior. The course includes consideration of cultural forces, historical and societal changes that have affected sexuality in society, the investigation of human sexual behavior, and the dissemination of knowledge about sexuality. The diverse impact of social institutions (media, politics, religion, education, and health) on the LGBTQUIA+ community and intersectional identities, including race and other historically oppressed statuses, is also explored.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): None
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better) or Corequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: SOC 1111 recommended, but not required. College-level reading and writing.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 05B: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Goal 07A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Understand the ways social structures organize human sexual behavior.
- Classify the differences between biological factors and socio-cultural forces in accounting for sexual behaviors.
- Distinguish the difference between assumed ideas of sexuality and actual scientific knowledge.
- Contrast scientifically-grounded research on sexuality and how sexuality has developed throughout society.
- Assess the assumptions and prejudices about human sexuality.
- Examine ways social processes can distort sexual realities.
- Understand the intersectionality between gender, race, and other statuses as it relates to sexuality.
- Discuss how cultural contexts shape sexual values, norms, and beliefs.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Social organization of human sexual behavior
- Sociological perspectives on human sexual behavior and patterns
- Social processes affecting legal and institutional sexual norms and rules
- Social changes in approval and prohibition of sexual behaviors
- Institutional restrictions on behavior related to sexuality
- Reproductive and LGBTQUIA+ rights
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course
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