In the late 1960s, Laud Humphries conducted a study called "The Tearoom Trade." Humphries posed as a "watch queen" (a man who guards the doors of restrooms in public parks so that men can have sex with other men inside). Humphries wrote down the license plate numbers of the men who had sex with other men, then looked up their addresses, disguised his appearance, and went to their homes to interview them a year later. Humphries discovered that, contrary to popular opinion, many of the men were actually married to women and living otherwise quiet, middle-class lives. Today, this study is considered unethical. In light of what you learned about research ethics in Chapter 2 of the text, what ethical principles does this study violate? Do you personally feel the benefits of the study (it
destroyed many stereotypes) outweighed the risks?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies
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a. having theoretical knowledge of a field b. working for a large, well-established company c. having authority over clients d. professing a community, rather than an individual, orientation
In politics women are on an equal footing with men
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
After 2000, in of the following was the proportion of the population aged 65+ greater than the proportion of the population aged 0-14?
a) Nigeria b) Mali c) United States d) Japan
______ is a community of people who share a common culture, usually including a common language, history, and sets of values and beliefs, while ______ is typically based upon shared physical characteristics.
a. Ethnicity; race b. Race; ethnicity c. Ethnicity: color d. Race; color