SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Syphilis, Participant Observation, Appendectomy
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Deciding what method (surveys, interviews, participant observation, etc) works best. Gathering facts and data according to the research design. Once findings have been reached, a way to inform the public of the findings. Questions that people enjoy answering and find very interesting. The public health service conducted a study in tuskegee, alabama. Wanted to study the natural progression over time if untreated. Were given medication but it wasn"t used to treat syphilis. Withheld the fact that there were other clinics. Mother signed papers, didn"t know that her daughters were being sterilized. Diagnosed with having cervical cancer at john hopkins. Polio vaccination, flu vaccine, hiv treatment came from her cells. The principles are necessary because of the tuskegee syphilis study, mississippi. Not allowed to take anything from your body without consent. Has to inform the patient of every single step so that the patient can decide whether their comfortable with providing information.
