How should sex education be taught? Why is abortion politically
controversial in the United States but not a major issue in most other
countries? Who and what influences government decisions about whether
65-year-old women should use reproductive technology to have children?  What
are the ethics of surrogacy?  What are the political issues lurking behind
that age-old question: who owns a man's sperm? Why is AIDS a political issue
?   What is the relation between religion and politics when sexual issues
are legislated?
In this course, you will have the opportunity to examine these questions in
light of politics in the countries of the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Readings will be based on the United States but lectures and class
discussions will   present information and perspectives from other
countries.   The 6 major issues we will examine are: sex education,
contraception, abortion, assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and AIDS.  In
addition to written texts, we will  use  films, expert speakers, and
discussion and debate.  There will be regular quizzes and writing
assignments, but no final exam.  There is however a final research paper
and a group project.
REQUIREMENTS :
		1.	Do all the readings.  Quizzes and class discussions
as well as projects will depend on your having read and thought about the
reading assignments.
		2.	Participate in class discussion  About    one-third
of class time  will be spent having small group discussions, debates, and
other forms of oral  and written participation.
		3.	Take all quizzes  and complete all short paper
assignments .
		4.	Participate in a group project. Projects will
examine how various  groups use their power to influence decisions about
sexuality and technology.
		5.	Write a 5 page paper on  one of the 6  issues we
discuss in class .  The paper must be a formal, typed research paper, with
footnotes/endnotes, a thesis, and a conclusion.