Money study

Question 1

when and where was the study carried out?

Answer 1

1965 , Winnipeg , Canada

Question 2

how did Bruce reimers penis get destroyed?

Answer 2

he went for a circumcision to correct a medical problem and an accident occured during the procedure causing it to be burnt of.

Question 3

How did the reimers hear of Dr Money?

Answer 3

They happned to watch a programme discussing transgender issues and the theory of gender neutrality explained by Dr Money

Question 4

Who did they decide to raise Bruce as?

Answer 4

A girl named Brenda

Question 5

why did they decide to raise him as a girl?

Answer 5

they thought not having a penis would be to difficult for a boy to cope with

Question 6

what was the aim of the study?

Answer 6

to support his theory of gender neutrality that gender development was determined by upbringing more than biological factors by investigating the development of Bruce reimer who was genetically a boy raised as a girl.

Question 7

what age did he believe all children were gender neutral until?

Answer 7

2 years of age meaning bys and girls were the same until then

Question 8

how old was Bruce reimer when the accident happened?

Answer 8

10 months old so Money argued he was still gender neutral

Question 9

what happened to Brenda at the age of 2?

Answer 9

she underwent basic genital surgery where she was castrated and had a basic vulva created.

Question 10

how was Brenda encouraged that she was a girl?

Answer 10

• she was dressed in girls clothes
• encouraged to play with girls toys
• always told she was a girl
• she was not told of the accident

Question 11

what happened to brenda at the age of 12?

Answer 11

she was given oestrogen to encourage female puberty and prevent male features developing such as facial hair

Question 12

how often where Moneys meetings with Brenda and Brian and what would he ask them about?

Answer 12

• yearly/annualy

- he would ask them questions regarding their preferences and behavior

Question 13

what did Money state in his Book about Brenda?

Answer 13

That she had accepted her new identity and was successfully living as a female

Question 14

what did everyone else who knew Brenda think of her?

Answer 14

thought she was a tomboy who enjoyed playing with her brothers toys and aggressive play she was also reported to been seen standing up

Question 15

how did Brenda feel about having further surgery?

Answer 15

she consistently refused and at the age of 15 was having severe emotionaland behavrial problems

Question 16

What did Brenda tell her parents about seeing Dr money again?

Answer 16

That she would commit suicide if she had to ever see him again

Question 17

how old was Brenda when her parents decided to tell her the truth?

Answer 17

15

Question 18

at what age did David have surgery to create a penis?

Answer 18

16

Question 19

how old was David when further surgery was undertaken to make the penis more realistic?

Answer 19

22

Question 20

what did David end up doing with his life?

Answer 20

He married a divorcee with 3 children of who he came step-father too

Question 21

What did Money conclude?

Answer 21

That it was possible to successfully raise a boy as a girl and that his finding supported his gender neutrality theory

Question 22

in the documentary released later by the reimer familiy what unethical practises had they said Money had carried out?

Answer 22

picturing them naked in various sexual positions

Question 23

why could the claims made by David reimer never be proved?

Answer 23

2 years of case notes on the twins were never released by Money

Question 24

What happened to Brian?

Answer 24

He developed schizophrenia and overdosed on drugs

Question 25

What happened to David?

Answer 25

after loosing his brother he became depressed , his marriage broke down due to finacial pressures and in 2004 he committed suicide