Wanted Single, White Male for Medical Research | Synapse
January 1, 1992
Wanted Single, White Male for Medical Research
Key Points
This analysis explores the reasons behind the dominance of white males as research subjects and critiques the exclusion of diverse groups.
Narrative analysis of historical context and assumptions in human research
Examination of moral implications regarding subject selection
Discussion of societal norms influencing research practices.
Identified white males as the default prototype for human research subjects
Highlighted the ethical implications of excluding women and nonwhite minorities
Urged for a reevaluation of diversity inclusion in clinical trials.
Abstract
How did white males come to be the prototype of the human research? Whether misplaced chivalry or tacit assumption of a human norm, the of women and nonwhite minorities is a glaring moral mistake.