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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.

Research Papers
This site gives more information about Argumentative and Analytical research papers
Exploratory Essays/Papers
The site discusses and defines Exploratory research.
Annotated Bibliographies
Often a professor will ask for an annotated bibliography before actual writing is done. Here is some general information.

Group Human Sexuality Research/Presentation Paper Documents

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.