Multidisciplinary Analysis of Human Sexuality and Diversity
Learning Objectives

Critically analyze information from academic/professional sources.
Use electronic data bases to find articles.
Practice reading professional writing and recognize valid research and understand the results.
Practice using good writing techniques to support a thesis.
Use multiple perspectives to look at a single issue of culture and gender.
Practice reflection and self-assessment on how research on a topic influences personal opinion.

General Instructions
Select one of the topics listed below and develop a paper that analyzes issues of human sexuality from multidisciplinary perspectives. Apply concepts from three distinctly different disciplines of human study to analyze the particular phenomenon, see listing below one from each column. Incorporate theoretical frameworks, theoretical constructs and other “explanations” that have been used by these disciplines to create a perspective that will provide a possible “explanation” for the issue. This should be the way the discipline approaches the topic, it should not be a listing of findings. For example do not give a historic account of the topic but rather how historians synthesize the historical significance of the phenomenon. The last part of the paper is reflective. Please read all of the material provided in this document before starting your paper.
Selected Topics 
The topics presented here are broad categories; you should narrow it down for example body image could be narrowed down the portrayal of body image in comic books/graphic novels.
(Additional topics can be used with instructor approval) 

Human Sexuality, Art and Freedom of Expression
Human Sexuality and the Internet
Commercialization of Sex
Sexual Harassment in the Work Place
Promiscuity
New Contraceptives and their effect on sexuality
Homosexuality
Pornography
Prostitution and Human trafficking
Sex education formal and informal
Atypical sexual behavior
Sexuality in the elderly or disabled
Culturally Related Sexual Practices

Disciplines/Perspectives
   
Social Sciences

Applied Sciences

Diversity Component
(must use a view different from own personal experience)
 
Psychology

Biology/Physiology

Cultural and Ethnic Studies
 
Sociology

Law/Political Science

Gender and Women Studies
 
History

Education

Religious Studies
 
Evolutionary Theory/Anthropology

Medicine/Health Sciences

 
Journalism, Media Studies & Communication

Economics

Content of your Paper
Please use subject headings when you change topics. When writing, make sure to clearly demonstrate which disciplines’ perspective you are analyzing. You should have a minimum of one source for each discipline. 
Suggested Outline of paper

Title page (include word count)
Introduction 

Introduce topic
Introduce the chosen disciplines/perspectives
Thesis statement in Italics

Social Sciences discipline (choose one)

In-depth look at the disciplines perspective of the topic
Comment on how this perspective is different from other disciplines 

Applied Sciences discipline (choose one)

In-depth look at the disciplines perspective of the topic
Comment on how this perspective is different from other disciplines 

Diversity framework (choose one)

Use insights from own cultural rules and biases to examine the topic
Use at least one other United States culture/gender/ethnicity/religion’s framework to examine the topic 

Self-reflection (1st person)

Reflection on how self-perspective of the topic is changed after researching the topic
Reflection on self as a learner; skills acquired from the assignment, insights into the research, and writing process
Evaluate own learning from perspective of envisioning future improved self

Conclusion

Draw conclusion(s) by combining theories from the examined disciplines/perspectives

References in correct APA, 6th edition style

Formatting & Requirements for Paper 2

Length: Paper length is 1500 words minimum (excluding title page, references, and any graphics/tables or charts), to get a grade of a C. Length should be determined by coverage of topics, some authors will need more than the minimum word count to appropriately cover all of the assignment requirements.
Resources:  This is a research based assignment, sources must be scholarly, use of web sites is allowed but they must be reliable and use references (i.e. they cite where there information came from). Minimum of 6 academic sources, (for each discipline you must have two sources and one of which must be a peer reviewed journal article) to get a grade of a C.. Your text book, encyclopedias and dictionaries do not count for the referencing minimum (they may be used as additional sources). Wikipedia is not an academic source, you also may not use ProCon. To be considered an academic source for this assignment the source must have a date and an author.
Please see below: evaluation of sources and finding articles.
Thesis: Your thesis (in italics) should clearly state your opinion and not be a topic/introductory sentence. 
Formatting: 

Typed, double spaced, Times Roman font, 1 inch margins, font size 12.
Title page: including name, class section number, name of the assignment, your specific title for the assignment, and word count (excluding title page and references).  
The entire assignment should be strictly double-spaced, with no additional space before or after each line (check you paragraph settings). 
Papers must have running headers and page numbers, on every page. This is in the header not the body of the document.
Subject headings are required and should indicate the subject that will follow. APA format for a level one heading is; centered, boldfaced, with title case capitalization. You do not need a heading for your introduction.
Citations must be in APA citation format for both in text citations and reference list. Cite all sources you use. When referring to a source cited in an article do not cite the original article if you did not read it, use “as cited in”.

The assignment must use college-level writing including spelling, verb usage and tense, grammar, vocabulary, sentence formation and paragraph development. Third person should be used for all sections of the paper except for the reflection part. Use of direct quotes should be limited (not more than 10% of paper), paraphrasing is preferred for most situations.