FAM 3700 - Family Life Education and Sexuality

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Description: This course is a survey of issues and attitudes associated with Family Life Education (FLE) and sexuality. It is primarily intended for professionals who currently work with individuals or plan to in the future. Using a biopsychosocial perspective, emphasis will be placed on the social, cultural, familial and individual differences in sexual and reproductive attitudes, values, and behavior. Students will be introduced to common sex-related issues and to the particular concerns of various sexually oppressed groups. Information will also be provided about childhood sexual abuse and its relationship to the intimacy issues that clients typically present in direct practice.