" Use of a Course Portfolio as a Tool for Systematic Reflection on Teaching and Learning within an Introductory Science Class for Non-majors "

Colleges and universities provide academic and social opportunities for undergraduates. They also provide a context for students to explore romantic and sexual relationships, and to learn about sexuality. The menu of sexual learning opportunities provided by a college might be referred to as its erotic curricula. To understand if institutional cultures matter for the sexual development of young people, I ask: Do colleges and universities have distinct erotic curricula? And, if so, are these differences consequential for individuals? Does the school attended affect an individual’s sexual attitudes, practices, or identity? Does it shape how much they know about sex and the emotions they associate with sexuality? Does it shape how they present themselves as sexual, in terms of how they dress and look? If so, through what processes does institutional environment exert its influence? If the college environment is not consequential, why is it not?