I find it more than interesting that when humans study humans those studies are done entirely in the natural habitats of humans. Psychology, sociology, anthropology, to name only a few, are done where said humans live. Perhaps we could get a better understanding of ourselves, if we moved whatever group we want to study into a more concentrated environment. A large glass house, sealed off from the rest of a community, would certainly provide a more optimal area from which all sorts of interesting empiricisms could be formulated. The family or individual in these would not be contaminated by conflicting influences that might occlude the desired outcome. A myriad of hypotheses could be tested. As well, any other human coould drop by at his or her convenience and witness the studies in progress. The experimentors could also charge for these veiwings and, by so doing, glean valuable funding for their experiments.
It might be argued, however, that our conclusions would not reflect the natural existence of the human animal. My response would be, "Who cares?" We would still come up with some great conclusions. After all, humans can be very inventive. Also, we could make a fair amount of money.