Sex workers

Research paper on Sex workers for human diversity class with these instructions: Write a paper about an issue of your interest that affects your chosen cultural group from the Who Am I assignment. This is the first half of the larger paper. If applicable, you can also use the literature review you are developing for the inquiry team presentation. Examples of topics for exploration are (you may choose others): 1) The intersection of identities (e.g., Latinx culture and feminism; Providing social services to multiple Asian American communities; Traditional American Indian spiritual beliefs and practices and the New Age Movement; African Americans Civil Rights and gays and lesbians’ rights); 2) The intersection of a minority group with public policies or the dominant culture (e.g., American Indians and child welfare policies; American Indian burial rights, the media, language issues; Mexican Americans and immigration and/or labor policies; African Americans and an Afrocentric social work curriculum, the press, the justice system, social class; Latinx and Affirmative Action, bilingual education); 3) Inner-group current issues (e.g., American Indian Spirituality and Counseling, Mexican Americans and Immigration Issues, women and the labor force, the effects of HIV/AIDS in the African American communities; same gender couples adoption; marriage equality; using language interpreters in counseling: ethical issues and traditional cultural practices; suicide in the Asian American communities). To complete the first part of this assignment you will need to conduct a literature search. The paper will be evaluated on how you the writer is able to review and synthesize the existing literature on the topic. This first section needs to be five (5) pages long -double space of text. Include a separate cover page and a references page following the Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Ed.) specifications. The contents of this first section of the paper should follow this outline: Cover page. Including the title of the paper, your name, the course title, and the date Introduction. Briefly introduce the cultural group you are writing about. Define the issue/strength/challenge you are exploring. Introduce your research question or interest topic. Explain how and why you aim to advance knowledge about it, why is the topic significant (1 page). Theoretical approach. Present the theoretical approach you are taking to study the phenomenon. For example, you may decide to approach your study from a resiliency perspective, accordingly your research question will be about unique ways in which members of the community you are studying are able to cope with stressors and maintain good health. Explain how the theory you picked will guide your research and inform your research question (1 page). Literature review. Provide background information about the group and the social issue by summarizing relevant and current published literature on the topic. Provide a summary of the state of knowledge regarding your research question. Identify any contradictions between research findings and possible gaps in the literature. Connect the existing research to your proposed study; restate your research question. You must have a minimum of three peer-reviewed, current sources (within the last 10 years) (3 pages). Reference page. Prepare a separate page with all the references you cited. Please follow the APA Manual guidelines. Use only peer reviewed journal articles and book citations.