The Study of Sex and/or Scandal in a Different View of Social History. This essay is a historical analysis of "sex" and "scandals" as a strategy for examining historical and social contradictions that help define dominant ideals about culture. By studying sex and scandals in historical societies, this essay reveals how a "surface" culture can emerge that denies relations to sexuality, prostitution, and the oppression of women and lower classes by dominant social classes. 5 pgs. 5 sources. Pages: 5 Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed Filename: 11540 Study of Sex.doc Price: 44.75