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PHLS 3110V : Human Sexuality

A guide to help you find resources for you research paper.

Types of Research Papers

After choosing a topic,  the next step is to decide what type of research paper best suits the topic.  Here are some links and further resources to help clarify the different common types of papers.

Possible Research Topics

Here are some suggestions on topics for your research paper.  There are so many topics to research!   This assignment will help you to gain some understanding of the issue.  

  • Teens and Birth Control
  •  Female Genital Circumcision
  • Transgendered Children
  • Asexuality
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Gender Identity
  • Third Gender
  • Androgyny
  • Virginity
  • Teen Pregnancy  (Trends in the past 20 years,  Effects of Abstinence Education)
  • Late-Term Abortion (factual)
  • HIV/AIDS  (History of the disease,  Differences in treatment outcomes through out the world)


In all of these topics,  you want to strive to find resources that are neutral.