<p>(Same as Communication M72A, Clusters M72A, and Sociology M72A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Course M72A is enforced requisite to M72B, which is enforced requisite to M72CW. Limited to first-year freshmen. Examination of many ways in which sex and sexual identity shape and are shaped by biological and social forces, approached from complementary perspectives of anthropology, biology, medicine, and sociology. Specific topics include biological origins of sex differences, intersex, gender identity, gender inequality, homosexuality, sex differences, sex/gender and law, and politics of sex research. Letter grading.</p>

Society and Genetics

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

The institute offers a rigorous interdisciplinary education at the intersection of human biology, genetics, and society, bridging the institutional divide between life and human sciences.

Society and Genetics, Institute for

Diversity — Letters and Science, Education and Information Studies, Music, Public Affairs

General Education — Social Analysis (Society & Culture)

General Education — Historical Analysis (Society & Culture)

General Education — Life Sciences without Lab Credit (Scientific Inquiry)

General Catalog

Sex from Biology to Gendered Society

SOC GEN M72A

6 units