SOCIOL 3630 Study Guide - Final Guide: Infusion, Terri Schiavo Case, Intercultural Competence
5 Oct 2018
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Chapters 10 (nurse i am response) 11,12,13, 16. Give three examples of medical experimentation and studies that focused on black boys. Discuss the studies and the effects on the black community. Put in a study that was tailored for children of color. New york city state psychiatric institute and columbia university of lowenstein center for the study and prevention of childhood disruptive behavior disorders conducted a study to establish a link between genetics and violence. Performed experiments on at least 126 boys around 6-10 by using fenfluramine. Investigators claimed that if a boy"s prolactin levels increased then they could measure the boys propensity for aggression. Investigated whether adolescent boys gave indications of a genetic anomaly xyy. Selected a group of black boys that made up of 85% of the total study. Subjected to stigmatizing testing, psychological assessments, and blood draws in. Psychiatrists and neurosurgeons practiced blind cut lobotomies on black boys.
