Miss Ever’s Boys (Video) Assignment

Miss​ ​Ever’s​ ​Boys

I. Please​ ​provide​ ​an​ ​answer​ ​to​ ​each​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following.​ ​For​ ​each​ ​topic,​ ​write​ ​the​ ​topic​ ​and​ ​then the​ ​answer.​ ​(5​ ​points)

a. Parties​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​the​ ​study: _________________________________________________________________________

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b. Funding​ ​source​ ​and​ ​amount___________________________________________________ c. Unit​ ​of​ ​analysis_____________________________________________________________ d. Independent​ ​and​ ​dependent​ ​variables__________________________________________ e. Method​ ​for​ ​Selection​ ​of​ ​Participants____________________________________________ f. Research​ ​findings___________________________________________________________

II. Provide​ ​a​ ​detailed​ ​discussion​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​topics​.​ ​Be​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​utilize​ ​the​ ​literature

and​ ​the​ ​film​ ​as​ ​the​ ​basis​ ​for​ ​your​ ​discuss.​ ​Make​ ​sure​ ​you​ ​site​ ​the​ ​specific​ ​section​ ​of​ ​the​ ​film when​ ​appropriate. A​ ​minimum​ ​of​ ​7​ ​references​ ​are​ ​required​ ​for​ ​this​ ​section.​ ​​ ​The​ ​nine sections​ ​should​ ​be​ ​written​ ​in​ ​APA​ ​format​ ​with​ ​headings​ ​that​ ​correspond​ ​with​ ​the​ ​nine sections​ ​listed​ ​below​ ​(20​ ​points)

a. Provide​ ​a​ ​critical​ ​evaluation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​role​ ​and​ ​responsibilities​ ​of​ ​the​ ​researchers b. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​the​ ​IRB c. Provide​ ​a​ ​detailed​ ​discussion​ ​on​ ​how​ ​the​ ​government/public​ ​health​ ​failed​ ​the​ ​research

participants,​ ​and​ ​families d. Describe​ ​how​ ​this​ ​study​ ​impacts​ ​the​ ​attitude​ ​of​ ​African​ ​Americans​ ​and​ ​other​ ​minorities

toward​ ​government​ ​and​ ​any​ ​other​ ​research​ ​entities. e. The​ ​study​ ​asks​ ​a​ ​basic​ ​research​ ​question:​ ​is​ ​the​ ​rate​ ​and​ ​progression​ ​of​ ​syphilis​ ​in​ ​the

Black​ ​male​ ​the​ ​same​ ​as​ ​that​ ​for​ ​the​ ​White​ ​male.​ ​Is​ ​that,​ ​in​ ​your​ ​opinion,​ ​a​ ​legitimate scientific​ ​question?​ ​Explain:​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​What​ ​are​ ​the​ ​ethical​ ​implications​ ​in​ ​this​ ​study?

f. The​ ​study​ ​paid​ ​the​ ​subjects​ ​$50​ ​for​ ​a​ ​coffin​ ​and​ ​burial​ ​services. a. Did​ ​that​ ​seem​ ​fair​ ​to​ ​you?​ ​Why​ ​or​ ​why​ ​not? b. If​ ​the​ ​study​ ​had​ ​been​ ​done​ ​exactly​ ​the​ ​same​ ​way​ ​it​ ​was​ ​actually​ ​done,​ ​but​ ​the payment​ ​to​ ​subjects​ ​had​ ​been​ ​$100,000,​ ​would​ ​that​ ​have​ ​seemed​ ​fair​ ​to​ ​you?

g. What​ ​were​ ​the​ ​cultural​ ​and​ ​interpersonal​ ​forces​ ​that​ ​permitted​ ​the​ ​Tuskegee study​ ​to​ ​continue​ ​for​ ​40​ ​years?

h. What​ ​events,​ ​both​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​and​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​occurred​ ​during the​ ​time​ ​of​ ​study​ ​that​ ​might​ ​help​ ​us​ ​understand​ ​why​ ​the​ ​study​ ​was​ ​conducted?

i. Why​ ​is​ ​it​ ​important​ ​to​ ​obtain​ ​informed​ ​consent?​ ​How​ ​might​ ​informed​ ​consent have​ ​changed​ ​the​ ​outcome​ ​of​ ​this​ ​study?