Political Science Question

Description

Reading Assignment #2

Chapter 3 & 4

Points Possible:  10 Project Duration:  8-10 hours

Deliverable Length:  3 – 4 paragraphs

What is your opinion of the controversial study, “Trouble in the Tearoom?”

Points to include in your answer:

Was Humphreys’ ethical in doing what he did? Are there parts of the research you found were acceptable and other parts that were not?

Discuss the general trade-offs between the requirements of sound scientific research methods and the need to protect human subjects

Points Possible:  40 Project

Find a copy of Marvin Wolfgang’s Philadelphia study.  Discuss the technique used and the results.  Suggest an alternative manner of completing such a project, using something other than a cohort design.

Discuss the challenges of doing similar research.