Tearoom Trade Sociology

Humphreys asserted that the men participating in such activity came from diverse social backgrounds.

Tearoom trade sociology.

Impersonal sex in public places 1970 is commonly presented in many sociological methods texts as an example of covert and deceptive research methods that endangered subjects without their consent lenza 2004 p. The tearoom trade study from 1965 to 1968 laud humphreys an ordained episcopalian minister conducted dissertation research on men who have impersonal sex with men humphreys 1970. In tearoom trade 1970 1975 laud humphreys writes about the homosexual relations that took place in various tearooms i e public bathrooms in an unidentified american city during the mid to late 1960s. Impersonal sex in public places laud humphreys 1970 laud humphreys a sociologist recognized that the public and the law enforcement authorities hold highly simplistic stereotyped beliefs about men who commit impersonal sexual acts with one another in public restrooms.

Impersonal sex in public places is a 1970 book by laud humphreys humphreys book is based on his 1968 ph d. Stormie perea laud humphreys tea room trade. A study of homosexual encounters in public places the study is an analysis of male male sexual behavior in public toilets. Decided to study homosexual conduct as a topic for his doctoral dissertation.

From the time of its first publication tearoom trade engendered controversy. He influenced generations of scholars who research. By writing down their license plate numbers and retrieving their addresses through deceptive measures. In 1970 laud humphreys then a washington university phd student wrote his infamous thesis tearoom trade which was a study of homosexual behaviour between men in public toilets in a u s.

It was also accorded an unusual amount of praise for a first book on a marginal intentionally self effacing population by a previously unknown sociologist. The tearoom sex study. Humphreys gathered data by offering to stand as a lookout for men participating in sex in public restrooms. He did not ask permission of his subjects nor did.

How did humphreys find men to interview after they had participated in the tearoom trade. By pretending to be a simple voyeur humphreys explains that he systematically observed these activities and even recorded the license plate numbers of a sample of tearoom. Robert allan laud humphreys october 16 1930 in chickasha oklahoma august 23 1988 was an american sociologist and author. His research focused 011 homosexual acts between strangers meeting in tearooms public restrooms in parks.

He is noted for his research into sexual encounters between men in public bathrooms published as tearoom trade 1970 and for the questions that emerged from what many believe to be unethical research methods.