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Dangerous Politics and Sex Research: The Example of “Penis-gate 2011”

Dangerous Politics and Sex Research: The Example of “Penis-gate 2011” In summer 2011, a conservative lobby group released an inaccurate statement decrying the National Institutes for Health for allegedly funding four research studies the group deemed “bizarre.” Two of these studies explicitly involved sexuality research. This paper responds to the allegations around one of the studies and describes the subsequent media firestorm generated as a result of the lobby group’s report. This paper concludes by illustrating some of the dangers these types of allegations pose for science and researchers, and offers advice for how to navigate negative media attention. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Sexuality Research and Social Policy Springer Journals

Dangerous Politics and Sex Research: The Example of “Penis-gate 2011”

Sexuality Research and Social Policy , Volume 9 (2) – Feb 23, 2012

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Springer Science + Business Media, LLC
Subject
Psychology; Social Sciences, general; Sexual Behavior
ISSN
1868-9884
eISSN
1553-6610
DOI
10.1007/s13178-012-0080-7
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Abstract

In summer 2011, a conservative lobby group released an inaccurate statement decrying the National Institutes for Health for allegedly funding four research studies the group deemed “bizarre.” Two of these studies explicitly involved sexuality research. This paper responds to the allegations around one of the studies and describes the subsequent media firestorm generated as a result of the lobby group’s report. This paper concludes by illustrating some of the dangers these types of allegations pose for science and researchers, and offers advice for how to navigate negative media attention.

Journal

Sexuality Research and Social PolicySpringer Journals

Published: Feb 23, 2012

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