Welcome to Psych 170 (Section 05): Psychology of Human Sexuality! My name is Claire Cahen and I will be your instructor this semester. In this course, we will study the psychological foundations of sexual development and response patterns in human behavior; gender roles (male/female/many other possibilities); individual and social attitudes; the relationship between sex and the city; and legal issues related to gender and human sexuality.

This course site is designed to be a resource to support and expand your coursework on human sexuality this semester (and beyond- if you so wish!).  On the site, you will find the type of information you might find in Blackboard in some of your other courses: you will find links to the syllabus, a course schedule, course assignments, and additional resources in the menu above. But the site is also a space where you (we!) can interact with each other, extend course discussions and ask questions about course readings/ course topics you were unable to ask in class/ feel more comfortable asking online. There is a forum for discussion you can navigate to from the menu above: you may use this forum at any time, either to continue discussion from class meetings or to begin a new conversation on current issues.

If you have any questions, I can be contacted by email at [email protected].