To introduce students to sociological issues related to sexualities.
To enable students understand how sexualities intersect with other dimensions of social life and how intersectionality relates to the construction and perpetuation of norms and beliefs and to social, economic and health inequalities.
To facilitate and develop students' understandings of their social world and wider social worlds to enable them to reflect on and critique taken-for-granted dimensions of everyday life.
To focus on contemporary debates related to sexualities and society

(LO1) Developed a critical understanding of sexualities as they relate to sociological concepts, ideas and theories

(LO2) Aware of the diverse and changing nature of categories and identities related to sexualities.

(LO3) Understanding of the major discourses and controversies surrounding sexualities within sociology, and within historical and contemporary political and social life.

(LO4) Consider how sexuality intersect with gender, age, ethnicity , disability and social class to produce and reproduce inequalities and social divisions.

(LO5) Understand how a sociological perspective of sexualities can aid understanding of key personal and wider social and political issues

(S1) Critical thinking and problem solving - Creative thinking

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – persuading

(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

This module is concerned with sociological understandings of sexuality, and how the study of sexualities mediate and intersect with a range of social issues. The module will take account of the importance of intersectionality. The main themes of the module will include: sociological theories , definitions and concepts related to sexualities, historical and contemporary movements for political and social change linked to sexualities, how sexuality affects everyday experience of social policy and provision such as education, health, employment and family life, and key contemporary debates and controversies relating to sexualities.

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Hybrid - asynchronous pre-recorded lectures;
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: The lectures are designed to give students a broad introduction to the key areas of study and to some of the main thinkers in this area. By providing an overview of the main debates and terminology, the lectures identify the points that students should go on to explore in more detail through their independent study and during the seminars.

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
Description: Face to Face synchronous seminars, safety permitting.
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: The seminars are an opportunity for students to contribute and sometimes lead discussions on particular issues highlighted for study and to raise any points of interest they have encountered in their reading, or to clarify points raised in the lectures. They give students the chance to discuss their approach to their assessments. Students are encouraged to draw on a wide range of media to p repare for seminars, which may include video clips, film, observations, newspaper or magazine articles.

There will be an opportunity for an online (Zoom) discussion on the assignment.