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Title: Research Topic Suggestions
Post by: Valerie Elizabeth on April 15, 2010, 08:33:57 PM
Post by: Valerie Elizabeth on April 15, 2010, 08:33:57 PM
I'm taking a class called "Queering Gender" and it's a focus on Transgender (mostly). I need some ideas for a research paper topic, as I can't come up with one.
Any ideas?
Something transgender related.
Any ideas?
Something transgender related.
Title: Re: Research Topic Suggestions
Post by: Jasmine.m on April 15, 2010, 08:43:15 PM
Post by: Jasmine.m on April 15, 2010, 08:43:15 PM
How about something showing that ->-bleeped-<- exists
across all ethnicities, religons and socioeconomic statuses?
across all ethnicities, religons and socioeconomic statuses?
Title: Re: Research Topic Suggestions
Post by: brainiac on April 15, 2010, 09:24:21 PM
Post by: brainiac on April 15, 2010, 09:24:21 PM
I read a book called Her Husband was a Woman!: Women's Gender-Crossing in Modern British Popular Culture. It's quite short and I found it interesting to see a slice of history through newspaper articles and how attitudes changed with the advent of psychiatry. I think you could get some ideas if you looked through books like that.
Title: Re: Research Topic Suggestions
Post by: LordKAT on April 16, 2010, 11:15:01 AM
Post by: LordKAT on April 16, 2010, 11:15:01 AM
How people have perceived transexuals or others through time?
Title: Re: Research Topic Suggestions
Post by: rejennyrated on April 17, 2010, 02:34:08 AM
Post by: rejennyrated on April 17, 2010, 02:34:08 AM
Well when I was thinking about a Phd in human sexuality (sadly put paid to by the credit crunch) I was thinking of doing something along the lines of studying: the difference between media portrayal of Trans issues and the observed reality, and the way in which both have evolved over the past 60 years.
Title: Re: Research Topic Suggestions
Post by: Dana Lane on April 17, 2010, 08:24:11 AM
Post by: Dana Lane on April 17, 2010, 08:24:11 AM
How about showing why various trans=related medical procedures are mandatory and not cosmetic and why insurance should cover them. FFS, BA and GRS as well as HRT, Laser/Electrolysis facial hair removal.
And maybe suicide rates and how it ties to not being able to have the medical procedures due to cost.
And maybe suicide rates and how it ties to not being able to have the medical procedures due to cost.
Title: Re: Research Topic Suggestions
Post by: shanetastic on April 17, 2010, 01:29:39 PM
Post by: shanetastic on April 17, 2010, 01:29:39 PM
I did a paper on transgender mental health last quarter. It turned out all right but I only had like 7 or 8 sources total was sorta hard to find. Made the analysis part easy at least :p