SOCIOL 2Q06 Lecture Notes - The Scientists
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Bbc documentary: dr. money and the boy without a penis. He was told that he was a girl, but he didn"t like acting or dressing like a girl. The scientists" reputation was very bad at the end of the experiment that went terribly wrong. May 4 2004 - david rimer committed suicide. His death was a shocking close to science. Born a boy was turned into a girl named brenda. His suicide was a devastating blow to psychologist whose research on david had influenced psychology. Unflinching belief in theory led to david"s death. 22 august, 1965 mother was grated her wish to have twins. Gave birth to two twin boys bruce and ryan. Circumcision april 27 bruce operated on first they first heard there was an accident penis was burnt off from circumcision. Electrical equipment malfunctioned burnt off his entire penis. She and her husband were at a loss at what to do.