Pick a controversial topic in sexuality from the list below. The purpose of this assignment is to focus on a controversial topic related to human sexuality that interests you and to demonstrate your expert knowledge about this topic. You should research and pull from the literature and include at least 5 references. These must come from Professional Peer Reviewed Journals. Please note: Wikipedia, Websites, Magazines and Newspapers are NOT Professional Journals. You will have a total of 5 peer reviewed journals for this paper.
The paper should address the following questions:
1) Identify the controversial topic you selected and explain why it interests you personally. ( 1/2 page)
2) As a future health professional (or whatever your future career is), why is it important for you to know about this controversial topic. (1/2 page)
3) Compare this problem/issue to another country. ( e.g., , Discrimination against gay marriage in the US versus Uganda, Attitudes towards abortion in the US versus Canada; Attitudes toward prostitution in the US and the Netherlands; Attitudes toward sex education in schools in the US versus Indonesia; Sex trafficking view in the US versus Venezuela) . Please utilize peer reviewed articles.( approx. 2 pages)
4) Summarize the main ways this issue/problem is being addressed in the US and in the other country you have selected. Devote equal attention to both countries. Utilize pee
r reviewed articles ( approx. 1-2 pages)
Questions 3 and 4 go hand in hand which can together be (3 pages long)
5) If someone asked if you could recommend a website, movie/documentary, and a book about this issue/problem, what would you tell them. Write a brief blurb about each one, identifying the name, author/source, what it deals with specifically and what things this person would find interesting about each. You must write about all three (website, movie/documentary and book). I expect more than a sentence or two copied off the internet. The more detail you can give the better. ( 1 page)
6) Please include a conclusion which summarizes your thoughts on writing this paper. (1/2 page)
Your paper must follow APA Style 7th Edition standards.
Β In text citationsΒ following APA formatting is a Must.
You should include each of the 5 sources in your bibliography page.
This assignment should be between 5-7 pages double spaced, NOT including the cover page and the Bibliography page.
Controversial topics for research paper:
Β Comprehensive school sexuality education v. abstinence-only education
Β Opposing views on Sex Work
Β Opposing views on censoring explicit erotic material
Β Opposing views on sexual addiction
Β Opposing views on sex offender registries
Β Opposing views on legal abortion
Β Opposing views on marriage for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people
Β Opposing views sex trafficking