Title: Research on human subjects : problems of social control in medical experimentation /
Authors: Barber, Bernard.
Publisher: Transaction Books,
Year: 1979
Subjects: Human experimentation in medicine Moral and ethical aspects; Human experimentation in medicine Social aspects.; Social control.; Ethics, Medical; Human Experimentation; Research; Social Control, Formal
Contents: Introduction -- Research design and methodology: the two studies -- Is there a problem? current patterns of ethical standards and practices -- Dilemma of sience and therapy: the effects of competition in the science community -- Dilemma of sience and therapy: the effects of competition in the local institution -- Social control: some patterns and consequences of socialization -- Social control: some patterns and consequences of collaboration groups and informal interaction strucutres -- Six case studies -- Social control: the structures, processes, and efficacy of peer group review -- Social control: have medical schools been ethical leaders? -- Social responsibilities of a powerful profession: some suggestions for policy change and reform.