ANT 171 LOVE IN THE BUBBLE: ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO STUDENT DATING LIFE
A lot of social science studies explore the romantic or sexual lives of modern college students but we know very little about how specific college environments shape, inform, or transform student experiences with dating and relationships within these environments. This seminar course for first-year students will examine these topics and use ethnographic methods to explore questions such as: How do college students compare to each other in terms of how they find romantic and sexual partners? What do individual social markers such as gender, ethnicity, or religion contribute to how successful or satisfied students are with their love lives on campus? How does data on student dating experiences at Elon compare with cross-cultural, comparative anthropological perspectives on love, sexuality, dating, courtship, marriage, embodiment, and what is and is not sexually permissible in other cultures (norms, taboos, etc.)?
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Open to new students only.