LEGLST 1315 - SEX, LAW AND MARRIAGE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Surveys the socio-legal aspects of marriage, marital alternatives, and related modes of sexual expression. Laws in these areas have been changing dramatically, reflecting, if not causing, fundamental shifts in the values and norms surrounding intimate behavior. The following topics are covered: ceremonialized marriage, commonlaw marriage, "open" marriage, "contract" marriage, homosexual and transsexual "marriage", unwed cohabitation, annulment, separation, divorce, artificial insemination, test tube fertilization, abortion, illegitimacy, alimony and property settlements.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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