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Analyzing The Issue
- Did the people know: One thing that all of these studies had in common were that all of the memeber that participated in the study were not necessarily informed that they were participating in something.
- What was the relationship: Between the participants and the people running the study, they were either terrified of the officials, knew them, or didnt know them at all.
- Did race or minority have any influence: In all studies that were observed, race and minorities did indeed have an influence on who was chosen as the participants.
- Was there a benefit: In all studies, there was no real benefit to the studies because there were certain side affects that came along with the experiment.
- Was there a conspiracy: In each study, there wasnt necesarilly a conspiracy to any study. Each was done for a certain reason.

Questions and Answers (Sociologist)
Questions: (Sociologist)
1. Who were the people who conducted the Tuskegee Study?: The U.S. Public Health Service
2. What was their position in society and what motivated them?: Upper Class. To find out the history of syphilis to find a treatment
3. Who were the people who were subjects of the Study?: 399 Arican-American men with syphilis and 201 men without the disease.
4. What was their position in society and what motivated them?: The status of the men were that they were all poor and were diagnosed with syphilis. Their motivation was that they were promised a treatment for their condition.
5. What are the main things that made the Study so wrong?: What made the study so wrong was that the U.S. Public Health Service promised all the ment that they would give them a treatment, however the treatment was never given to them and actually it was withheld. In fact, the study was not about any types of treatment what so ever.
6. If we are to learn from history, so that we don't make the same mistakes, what are the key aspects of the Tuskegee Study that we need to watch for in future experiments?: To never take advantage or lie to the participants that are involved with the study. Misleading is bad.

Summary
Summary Points: http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/tuskegee/time.htm
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/may97/tuskegee_5-16a.html
The study involved 600 black men--399 with syphilis and 201 who did not have the disease. Researchers told the men they were being treated for "bad blood," a local term used to describe several ailments, including syphilis, anemia, and fatigue. In truth, they did not receive the proper treatment needed to cure their illness. In exchange for taking part in the study, the men received free medical exams, free meals, and burial insurance. Although originally projected to last 6 months, the study actually went on for 40 years.

Did these men have syphilis before they volunteered for the experiment, or did that--were they injected with syphilis
by the government, as many people believe?
Many African Americans believe that AIDS is a form of genocide, and their fear and suspicion of the health care
delivery system is directly related to the history of the Tuskegee legacy.

Who, What, When, Where, Why
Who: United States Public Health Service


What: They were trying to leaern more about syphilis and justify treatment programs for blacks, withheld adequate treatment from a group
of poor black men who had the disease, causing needless pain and suffering for men and their loved ones.


When: From 1932 to 1972


Where: Macon County, Alabama


Why: To record the natural history of syphilis in hopes of justifying treatment programs for blacks.

Who, What, When, Where, Why
The Tuskegee Project

Who: United States Public Health Service


What: They were trying to leaern more about syphilis and justify treatment programs for blacks, withheld adequate treatment from a group
of poor black men who had the disease, causing needless pain and suffering for men and their loved ones.

Where: Macon County, Alabama

When: From 1932 to 1972

Why: To record the natural history of syphilis in hopes of justifying treatment programs for blacks.

Summary Points: http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/tuskegee/time.htm
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/may97/tuskegee_5-16a.html
The study involved 600 black men--399 with syphilis and 201 who did not have the disease. Researchers told the men they were being treated for "bad blood," a local term used to describe several ailments, including syphilis, anemia, and fatigue. In truth, they did not receive the proper treatment needed to cure their illness. In exchange for taking part in the study, the men received free medical exams, free meals, and burial insurance. Although originally projected to last 6 months, the study actually went on for 40 years.

Did these men have syphilis before they volunteered for the experiment, or did that--were they injected with syphilis
by the government, as many people believe?
Many African Americans believe that AIDS is a form of genocide, and their fear and suspicion of the health care
delivery system is directly related to the history of the Tuskegee legacy.

Introduction
This project was something that required a lot of patience. You had to simply rely on other people to contribute to the project just as you did. This project taught me that using type of collaborative tools such as wikispaces.com is something that can be very beneficial. During this project we were told to set up a wikispace account to begin learning how to use the tools on the site. Later we then created a group wikispace so all of the memeber of the group could add information almost at the very same time as everyone else was. Following this, we then added all information where it was general requirements to the project, or things that we were assigned. In the end, everyones information was present in the wiki, and it evidently made this project a lot more easier.

Members:
Member 1: MIke Wasick
Member 2: Candice Elkins
Member 3: Aaron Orrico