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Originally Posted by martinguerre
I'm confused here. He doesn't have proper research documentation, and may have committed severe ethical breaches in performing research. This is not a major cause for concern?
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That was in the transsexual study (not the current study) and it is a cause for concern but it is more due to the ethics involved than the research itself. Also while he seems to have been at fault there, I do have some sympathy for him in that recently 'they' came down VERY hard on human research projects and many good researchers got into trouble. At the University of Il while I was in the middle of my masters research the agency who regulates this stuff (I forget which one) did a review of the University research projects, found faults in how consent was given and shut down ALL human research. It didn't matter if it was a survey or an invasive procedure, they shut it down. All projects had to be re-reviewed and I know one good student who got in very hot water over his research. Mind you it wasn't that anything really wrong was done, but procedure is everything. Thank god I wasn't doing human research at the time
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As gilda notes, the language he uses isn't just "not PC" but is patently derogatory. It's kind of like seeing a study on persons of African descent titled with the N word. It indicates that *whatever* else is inside, the study most likely contains viewpoints that are outdated and harmful.
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I don't think not being PC is a crime, or proves you are a bad researcher.
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As i said before....this doesn't entirely discount the study But it gives pause for consideration, and places a burden on study proponents to get this research out from under the shadow of bailey's unethical practices.
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Again, the 'unethical' nature was from another study which lead to a controversial book. My feeling is ANYTHING which doesn't paint the gay/lesbian/trans/bi community in shiny lights will be controversial, blasted by the gay press, and politicized. This study seems to be well done, if its crap I hope that comes out too.