SOC229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Moral Turpitude, Anal Sex, Reaction Formation
Document Summary
Arrest and blackmail are two major risks: 1/190 men indicated blackmail. Intimidation & force & surveillance: identity checks names in newspapers published, fought on constitutional grounds (inadmissible evidence); rejected by courts. Gang delinquency: a threat to safety of tearoom participants (u. s, hustlers also turn into toughs if refused to play. Venereal disease: downplayed by humphrey"s as low risk sexual activity, anal sex uncommon & higher risk. Crime control model enforced in conviction of 188 men (of 190) in large peel. Region bust (83-88": led to suicide, employment loss, family breakdown. Order maintenance model as alternative: use specific deterrence, caution, grant leniency. The purpose and scope of humphrey"s ethnographic study. Interview data with 50 men (tracked through plates) Used deceptive tactics: disguised and graduate student. Designed a control group and study group accessed men in their homes. Wives unaware of activity: little evidence of unstable home life or gay community involvement, men valued families, boastful about children, exemplary marriages.
