A most human enterprise controversies in the social sciences / Donald O. Granberg and John F. Galliher.

Author/creator Granberg, Donald
Other author Galliher, John F.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Lexington Books,
Descriptionx, 151 p. ; 23 cm.
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Subjects
Social sciences--Research. --United States.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Social sciences--Research. --Moral and ethical aspects.

Contents Granberg and Galliher find their way into ethical issues -- Stanley Milgram's behavioral study of obedience -- Philip Zimbardo's prison simulation study -- David Rosenhan's pseudo-patient study of psychiatric hospitals -- The short, tumultuous, and ignominious career of project Camelot -- Laud Humphreys and tearoom trade : a pioneering study of male homosexuality -- The strange career of Cyril Burt -- Cyril Burt and Margaret Mead : the conflict between biological determinants and cultural determinants -- Once a rising star : the rise and fall of Karen Ruggiero -- Plagiarism by thin editing -- Plagiarism and "punishment" Texas A&M style : victim blaming and golden parachutes -- Controversy over five dimensions of religiosity -- The Clark-Hatfield study of gender differences in receptivity to sexual offers -- Allegations of homosexual arousal -- An interference with breathing study -- Simulated crash landing -- Henry Murray directs verbal attacks on Harvard University undergraduates -- Putney and Cadwaller's simulation of the beginning of a nuclear war -- Recent adventures in crime fighting -- Conclusions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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