Research Question

Research Question: How has sex grown to influence American society over the past century?

I chose this question because we have been learning about sex in Human Sexuality over the past month, and I think it would be an interesting topic to investigate. I would start looking for answers in the Human Sexuality textbook, although I don’t know if it contains much history about sex. I am thinking of starting by researching the topic of sex in the 1900’s and explaining how it has changed each decade. If this is too much information for a ten-page paper I could research major events that have influenced society’s outlook on sex. Possible answers might include how the media has influenced sex or specific political, religious, or social groups’ responses to changing sexual norms (or their influence on the change). I might have problems finding sufficient information on each decade. Also, sex is somewhat of a taboo subject, so there might not be enough information for ten pages.