The Social Control of Venereal Disease; Report of a National Inquiry of Professional Opinion

348 Pages·1948·20.366 MB·English

by  Yale University. School Of Medicine. Dep & Howard Ennes

COOPERATIVE STUDIES PUBLICATION NO. 2
THE SOCIAL CONTROL
OF VENEREAL
DISEASE
Report of a National Inquiry
of Professional
Opinion
Cooperative Studies
in the Social and Educational
Aspects of Venereal Disease Control
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH VENEREAL DISEASE DIVISION
YALE UNIVERSITY U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY
NEW HAVEN JULY 1948
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THE SOCIAL CONTROL OF VENEREAL DISEASE
Report of a National Inquiry of Professional Opinion
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Howard Ennes
prepared under the direction of
J. R. Heller, Jr., M.D.
United States Public Health Service
Ira V. Hiscock, Sc D.
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and with the assistance of the Cooperative
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CONTENTS
Cooperative Studies Personnel i
Acknowledgment iii
Introduction iv
List of Tables v
List of Charts vi
Part I: METHODOLOGY
Chapter 1 The Problem and Method of Study 1
Chapter 2 The Response and Its Validity 8
Part II: GENERAL FINDINGS
Chapter 3 The Nature of the Venereal Dissase Problem 17
Chroter 4 The Sources of Data 21
Chr er 5 The Cultural Factor 33
Chapter 6 The Ethical Factor 44
Chapter 7 The Community Factor 56
Chapter 8 The Individual Factor 65
Chapter 9 The Health Education Factor 71
Chapter 10 The Sex Education Factor 82
Chapter 11 The Legal Factor 90
Chapter 12 The Public Health Factor 97
Part III: COMPARATIVE FINDINGS
Chapter 13 Factor Variations 104
Chapter 14 Inter-Factor Relationships 110
Chapter 15 Professional Differentials 112
Chapter 16 General Characteristics 115
Part IV: SOCIAL RESEARCH
Chapter 17 The Challenge of Social Research 117
Chapter 18 The Social Anthropology Focus of Study 125
Chapter 19 The Individual Focus of Study 129
Chapter 20 The Education and Pub.lic Health Focus of Study 136
Chapter 21 The Law iinforcement Focus of Study 143
APPENDIX 147
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DIRECTORS
J. R. Heller, Jr., M. D. Chief, National Cancer Institute and formerly
Cb-'sf, Venereal Disease Division, U. S. Public Health Service.
Ira V, Hiscock, Cc. D. Anna M. R. Lauder Professor of Public Health and
Chairman of the Department of Public Health, Yale University.
Elizabeth P. Rice, M. S. (Associate Director) Assistant Professor of
Medical Social Work, Harvard University School of Public Health and
formerly Clinical Professor of the Social Aspects of Medicine, Yale
University School of Medicine, and Director of Social Service of the
Grace-New Haven Community Hospital.
STEERING GROUP
J. H. S. Bossard, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsyl-
vania and Visiting Professor of Sociology, Yale University.
E. .R, Coffey, H. D. Director, District One, U, S, Public Health Service.
E. C. Drescher, M. D, Venereal Disease Consultant, District One, U. S.
Public Health Service.
Robert H. Felix, M. D. Chief, Mental Hygiene Division, U. S. Public
Health Service,
Eleanor M. King, M.P.H. Associate Professor of Public Health Nursing,
Department of Public Health, Yale University.
Joseph I. Linde, M. D. Health Officer, New Haven; and Clinical Professor
of Pediatrics and Public Health, Yale University.
Allan K. Poole, M. D. Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale
University School of Medicine.
Fredrick C. Redlich, M. D, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Mental
Hygiene and Executive Director of the Department of Psychiatry and
Mental Hygiene, Yale University.
Hazel Shortal, B. S. Public Health Nursing Consultant, Venereal Disease
Division, U. S. Public Health Service.
Henry Cc Talbot, M. D. Director, Bureau of Venereal Diseases, Connecticut
Stru^ Department of Health.
Hedwig C. Toelle, M. A. Associate Professor of Public Health Nursing,
Yale University School of Nursing.
John H. Watkins, Ph. D, Associate Professor of Public Health, Department
of Public Health, Yale University.
William R. Willard, M. D., D.P.H. Associate Professor of Public Health,
Department of Public Health, and Assistant Dean of the School of
Medicine, Yale University.
Charles C. Wilson, M. D. Professor of Education and Public Health,
Department of Public Health, Yale University.
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Frank A. Beach, Ph. D, Professor of Psychology, Yale University,
Dale C. Cameron, M. D, Assistant Chief, Division of Mental Hygiene,
U. S. Public Health Service,
Irvin L, Child, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Psychology, Yale Uni-
versity,
George H. Dession, M. A., LL. B., Lines Professor of Law, Yale Uni-
versity.
Leonard W, Doob, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Psychology, Yale
University,
Clellan S. Ford, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Anthropology, Yale
University,
Abrah^yn Galperin, M, D. Venereal Disease Control Officer, New Haven,
Charl s Y, Clock, Bureau of Applied Social Research, Columbia Uni-
versity.
Reign S. Hadsell, Director, Commission on Motion Pictures, American
Council on Education.
Arthur A. Lumsdaine, Associate Director, Motion Picture Research
Project, Institute of Human Relations, Yale University.
Mark A. May, Ph. D, Professor of Educational Psychology and Director
of the Institute of Human Relations, Yale University.
Peggy McDonald, Bureau of Applied Social Research, Columbia University.
William F. Snow, M. D. Chairman, Board of Directors, American Social
Hygiene Association.
STAFF
Executive Secretfiry (Associate in Health Education): Howard Ennes,
M. P, H., Public Health Extension Officer (VD) and Chief, Extension
and Training Section, Venereal Disease Division, U. S, Public Health
Service,
Associate in Medical Social Work: Margaret K. Lumpkin, M, A., Medical
Social Worker, Venereal Disease Division, U, S, Public Health Service,
Technical Assistant: Carl R. Strom, A. B., Public Health Analyst,
Venereal Disease Division, U. S, Public Health Service.
Special Consultant: W. George Gould, M. A., LL. B,
Clerical: Anne B. Delehanty and Julia Zuraski, Venereal Disease
Division, U. S. Public Health Service.
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