Laud Humphreys: A Summary

A sociologist named Laud Humphreys, sought out to demonstrate that both the public and law-enforcement held what Humphreys considered to be “highly simplistic stereotyped beliefs” concerning men who engage in sexual acts, with other men. These sexual encounters occurred in public restrooms, was referred to as “Tearoom sex.” Humphreys felt that that it would greatly benefit society to understand the following; who these men were and what motivated them to engage in “impersonal sexual gratification.” The following will discuss Humphreys study/ actions in relationship to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) / The Belmont Report.
Standards in Conducting Research Laud Humphreys conducted social research that are in violation of the Belmont Report. The Belmont report was a set of “Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research” developed in 1978. Its purpose was define “acceptable conduct” in relationship to any research that involved human subjects. Established, were the three requirements to conducting human research in an ethical manner. According to http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/archive/irb/irb_introduction.htm, the three requirements included : “respect for persons, beneficence, and justice,” further defined by the following
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• Beneficence entails an obligation to protect persons from harm by maximizing anticipated benefits and minimizing possible risks of harm.
• Justice requires that the benefits and burdens of research be distributed