The important questions for present purposes are these: Why were Weitzman’s original findings so widely accepted and heralded by most sociologists (including myself), other scholars, and the media? Why were the few well-established scholars who raised doubts about her findings so readily dismissed and ignored? Why were studies conducted before and after Weitzman’s that reported discrepant findings also paid so little attention by many sociologists? And why did eventual revelations of her gross errors (at best) not create major disciplinary negative criticism and consequences? In retrospect,
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