SOC 325Sexuality and the Law
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Sociology
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Despite the commonly held belief that sexuality is nothing more than "doing what comes naturally," cultural definitions, including prohibitions against specific forms of conduct, impinge upon the most private or intimate of acts. This course examines the social construction and control of sexuality through law.
Prerequisites
Antirequisites
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Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7956 | 10 / 10 | M 08:30–11:20 |
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From 8 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Super interesting content.
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This course is incredibly fascinating. I took it with Prof. Chenier and she did a good job of presenting the information in a compelling way. It's quite a niche subject so it won't necessarily be "useful" to many, but I encourage people to take this course just based on how interesting it is.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention SOC 325, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2021
Can we organize ourselves to demand a partial tuition refund? 257 points, 35 comments
u/okaypriority2180: “haha teachers aren't working hard, or at least not the ones I've had this term... took months to mark shit. I went into my SOC 325 final essay with only knowing 15% of my whole mark, the midterm still hadn't been marked yet! you can't tell me they're working hard...”
Spring 2020
SOC 325 Review? 0 points, 0 comments
u/JKK26: “I'm planning on taking SOC 325 (Sexuality and the Law) with Caitlin Elliot this term. Has anybody taken it?”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “… SOC 227 SOC 229 SOC 240 SOC 248 SOC 270 SOC 275 SOC 302 SOC 306 SOC 321W SOC 322 SOC 324 SOC 325 SOC 327 SOC 370 SOC 398R SOC 399R SOC 406 SOC 428 SOC 434 SOC 490R SOC 498 SOC 499A SOC 499B SOC 700 SOC 701 SOC 712 SOC 725 SOC 740 SOC 784 SOC 789 SOCWK 120R SOCWK 220R SOCWK 221R …”
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