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Behind Closed Doors
Laura Stark
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Description for Behind Closed Doors
Hardback. Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. This book melds observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBGR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. The story of how IRBs work today is a story about their past as well as their present, and "Behind Closed Doors" is the first book to meld firsthand observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States in the decades after World War II. Drawing on extensive archival sources, Laura Stark reconstructs the daily lives of scientists, lawyers, administrators, ... Read more
Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. The story of how IRBs work today is a story about their past as well as their present, and "Behind Closed Doors" is the first book to meld firsthand observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States in the decades after World War II. Drawing on extensive archival sources, Laura Stark reconstructs the daily lives of scientists, lawyers, administrators, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Morality and Society Series
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226770864
SKU
V9780226770864
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About Laura Stark
Laura Stark is assistant professor in the Program in Science in Society and the Department of Sociology at Wesleyan University.
Reviews for Behind Closed Doors
"Behind Closed Doors is a novel and important addition to the literature on the governance of experimentation on human subjects. It will appeal to academic scholars in the history of science and medicine, sociology, bioethics, and postwar American history." (Gerald Kutcher, author of Contested Medicine: Cancer Research and the Military)"