Audience and Genre

In the following post, I will be suggesting possible audience's for my research. Additionally, I will provide the sources/genres of writing in which I would communicate my argument to these readers.

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Group 1 - Government Officials

This might outwardly be a strange audience considering my topic (the ethics of circumcision in neonate males); however, I believe it is relevant. As circumcision in neonates gains more attention and more accusations are posed against it, internationally, governments are going to have to consider whether they will step in to impose any regulations. Doctors can make suggestions, but only laws can truly influence the controversy.

Places to Publish Research 

     Bill Proposition 
          Examples: Implementing a $0.05 deposit on cigarette butts
                                  Bill of Rights
**Note: I definitely don't think this is the best option for our intents and purposes in this Project as bills are relatively short; however, I decided to include it because I thought it was a viable step in figuring out how I would successfully communicate my research to the government.

     Government Hearings
          Examples: Ethics Committee Hearing H.Con.Res.113
                                  Ethics Committee Hearing H. Rept. 113 - 487

Genre

The genre of any government based piece of literature will be intelligent and composed of facts only. The article I analyzed in Project 2 was lacking in this aspect. The government is mostly unconcerned with personal opinions when it comes to making laws and bills. For this reason, all the examples provided above are concise and to the point, befitting the genre. 

Group 2 - Doctors

Doctors are a very important audience in any controversies in the medical field. Neonatal doctors perform countless circumcision daily, routinely and (in most cases) with hardly any consideration of unethics. As experienced doctors have enforced and encouraged the practice for years, they will be interested in knowing why it is being questioned, and if that doubt is liable. Doctors may be a very hard group to convince. 

Places to Publish

     Medical Journals - ELSEVIER

          Examples: Who is on the medical team? Shifting the boundaries of belonging on the ICU

                                      Toward a multidimensional understanding of culture for health interventions

     Dissertations 

           Examples: Violence of Behavior Patterns Towards Ritual Circumcision

                                      Male Circumcision in the United States...

Genre

Similar to the conventions of government writings, writing for doctors must also be very intelligent and soundly presented. I believe there can be a slight amount of opinion infused in your writing though. Part of a doctor's credibility comes from their experience. As such, it is important to reference these experiences in doctoral writing.