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Obedience to Authority: Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm » Read Now
by Thomas Blass. 251 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Authority. 2. Obedience. 3. Milgram, Stanley. Obedience to authority. I...1 My Personal View of Stanley Milgram Alexandra Milgram 1 2 How Stanley Milgram Taught About...
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Experiments with People: Revelations from Social Psychology (Chap. 21 "Just Following Orders: A Shocking Demonstration of Obedience to Authority") » Read Now
by Robert P. Abelson, Kurt P. Frey, Aiden P. Gregg. 378 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Experiments With People explores the fascinating subject of social psychology. It showcases 28 intriguing studies that have significantly advanced our understanding of human thought and social behavior. These studies, mostly laboratory experiments, shed light on phenomena that would otherwise remain...
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Experiments With People explores the fascinating subject of social psychology. It showcases 28 intriguing studies that have significantly advanced our understanding of human thought and social behavior. These studies, mostly laboratory experiments, shed light on phenomena that would otherwise remain deeply puzzling-the irrationality of everyday thinking, the cruelty and indifference of `ordinary' people, the operation of the unconscious mind, and the intimate bond between the self and others. In so doing, the book tells the inside story of how social psychological research gets done and why it matters. Each chapter focuses on the details and implications of a single study, but cites related research and real-life examples along the way. An attractive feature of the book is that all its chapters are fully self-contained, allowing them to be read in any order without loss of coherence. An introductory chapter sets the stage by providing a concise exposition of why conducting `experiments with people' is a uniquely powerful means of investigating psychological questions in a truly scientific way. For pedagogical convenience, each chapter is divided into standard subsections: Background-provides the rationale for the study; What They Did-outlines the design and procedure used; What They Found-summarizes the results obtained; So What?-articulates the significance of those results; Afterthoughts-explores the broader issues raised by the study; and Revelation-encapsulates the `take-home message' of each chapter. This paperback is ideal as a main or supplementary text for seminars and courses in social psychology, but could equally serve as a supplementary text for courses in introductory psychology or research design. Written in a lively and conversational style, Experiments With People should also appeal to anyone wishing to learn more about social issues and dynamics, or keen to gain greater insight into themselves or others.
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The Making of Psychology: Discussions with Creative Contributors (1976) (Chap. 27 "Stanley Milgram") » Read Now
by Richard I. Evans. 382 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...R. D. Laing; right column : Stanley Milgram, Jean Piaget, Donald Norman...References 157 13. STANLEY SCHACHTER 158...Change// References 345 27. STANLEY MILGRAM 346...
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Evil is More Than Banal: Situationism and the Concept of Evil, in Personality and Social Psychology Review (Includes discussion of Stanley Milgram) » Read Now
by Leonard Berkowitz. 8 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...1992 ). "The social psychology of Stanley Milgram". In M. P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances...responsibility and trust in the Milgram obedience experiment". Journal...genocide . New...
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Understanding Genocide: The Social Psychology of the Holocaust (Chap. 4 "Perpetrator Behavior as Destructive Obedience: An Evaluation of Stanley Milgram's Perspective, the Most Influential Social-Psychological Approach to the Holocaust") » Read Now
by Leonard S. Newman, Ralph Erber. 373 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Psychology, Entire Library

When and why do groups target each other for extermination? How do seemingly normal people become participants in genocide? Why do some individuals come to the rescue of members of targeted groups, while others just passively observe their victimization? And how do perpetrators and bystanders later...
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When and why do groups target each other for extermination? How do seemingly normal people become participants in genocide? Why do some individuals come to the rescue of members of targeted groups, while others just passively observe their victimization? And how do perpetrators and bystanders later come to terms with the choices that they made? These questions have long vexed scholars and laypeople alike, and they have not decreased in urgency as we enter the twenty-first century.In this book--the first collection of essays representing social psychological perspectives on genocide and the Holocaust-- prominent social psychologists use the principles derived from contemporary research in their field to try to shed light on the behavior of the perpetrators of genocide. Theprimary focus of this volume is on the Holocaust, but the conclusions reached have relevance for attempts to understand any episode of mass killing. Among the topics covered are how crises and dificult life conditions might set the stage for violent intergroup conflict; why some groups are more likely than others to be selected as scapegoats; how certain cultural values and beliefs could facilitate the initiation of genocide; the roles of conformity and obedience to authority in shapingbehavior; how engaging in violent behavior makes it easier to for one to aggress again; the evidence for a "genocide-prone" personality; and how perpetrators deceive themselves about what they have done. The book does not culminate in a grand theory of intergroup violence; instead, it seeks to provide thereader with new ways of making sense of the horrors of genocide. In other words, the goal of all of the contributors is to provide us with at least some of the knowledge that we will need to anticipate and prevent future such tragic episodes.
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Bystanders: Conscience and Complicity during the Holocaust (Discussion of Stanley Milgram begins on p. 24) » Read Now
by Victoria J. Barnett. 190 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Entire Library

The Holocaust did not introduce the phenomenon of the bystander, but it did illustrate the terrible consequences of indifference and passivity towards the persecution of others. Although the term was initially applied only to the "good Germans"--the apathetic citizens who made genocide possible...
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The Holocaust did not introduce the phenomenon of the bystander, but it did illustrate the terrible consequences of indifference and passivity towards the persecution of others. Although the term was initially applied only to the "good Germans"--the apathetic citizens who made genocide possible through unquestioning obedience to evil leaders--recent Holocaust scholarship has shown that it applies to most of the world, including parts of the population in Nazi-occupied countries, some sectors within the international Christian and Jewish communities, and the Allied governments themselves. This work analyzes why this happened, drawing on the insights of historians, Holocaust survivors, and Christian and Jewish ethicists. The author argues that bystander behavior cannot be attributed to a single cause, such as anti-Semitism, but can only be understood within a complex framework of factors that shape human behavior individually, socially, and politically.
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Mass Hate: The Global Rise of Genocide and Terror (Discussion of Stanley Milgram's research on obedience begins on p. 176) » Read Now
by Neil J. Kressel. 333 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Ethics in Practice: Lawyers' Roles, Responsibilities, and Regulation ("The Milgram Obedience Experiments" begins on p. 96) » Read Now
by Deborah L. Rhode. 306 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Lawyers' ethics have been condemned for centuries, but they received little scholarly scrutiny until the last few decades. Ethics in Practice brings together leading experts in the emerging field of legal ethics to discuss the central dilemmas of practicing law. This collection cuts across...
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Lawyers' ethics have been condemned for centuries, but they received little scholarly scrutiny until the last few decades. Ethics in Practice brings together leading experts in the emerging field of legal ethics to discuss the central dilemmas of practicing law. This collection cuts across conventional disciplinary boundaries to address the roles, responsibilities, and regulation of contemporary lawyers. Contributors address common concerns from diverse perspectives, including philosophy, psychology, economics, political science, and organizational behavior. Topics include the nature of professions, the structure of practice, the constraints of an adversarial system, the attorney-client relationship, the practical value of moral theory, the role of race and gender, and the public service responsibilities of lawyers and law students. Unique in both its breadth and its depth, this book redefines debates that are of enduring significance for both the profession and the public.
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Darwinism, Dominance, and Democracy: The Biological Bases of Authoritarianism ("The Milgram Experiments" begins on p. 71) » Read Now
by Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson. 143 pgs.

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Somit and Peterson seek to explain an incontrovertible, though hardly welcome fact: throughout human history, the overwhelming majority of political societies have been characterized by the rule of the few over the many, by dominance and submission, by command and obedience. Evolutionary theory...
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Somit and Peterson seek to explain an incontrovertible, though hardly welcome fact: throughout human history, the overwhelming majority of political societies have been characterized by the rule of the few over the many, by dominance and submission, by command and obedience. Evolutionary theory provides an important part of the explanation: humans have been subject to natural selection and one result is that the species tends to feature dominance hierarchies, obedience to authority, and indoctrinability as various means of maintaining social order. These evolution-based behavioral tendencies help to explain the success of authoritarianism and the relative lack of success of democracy over time.
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Reflections on 100 Years of Experimental Social Psychology ("Milgram as the Master of Powerful Demonstrations" begins on p. 154) » Read Now
by Aroldo Rodrigues, Robert V. Levine. 264 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Published to mark the centenary of Tripplet's study of bicycle racers, this edited collection brings together the reflections of nine social psychologists who spoke at a conference at Yosemite National Park in 1997.
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The Man Who Shocked the World. Thomas Blass Probes into the Life of Stanley Milgram, the Man Who Uncovered Some Disturbing Truths about Human Nature, in Psychology Today » Read Now
by Thomas Blass. 7 pgs.
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Research - Tips for Readers of Research: Beware the 'Classic Study,' in Phi Delta Kappan (Includes discussion of Stanley Milgram's "Six Degrees of Separation" study) » Read Now
by Gerald W. Bracey. 2 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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The Long Distance Remand: Florida v. Bostick and the Re-awakened Bus Search Battlefront in the War on Drugs, in William and Mary Law Review (Includes "Obedience Theory") » Read Now
by Dennis J. Callahan. 52 pgs.

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The Education of a Torturer; There Is a Cruel Method in the Madness of Teaching People to Torture. Almost Anyone Can Learn It, in Psychology Today (Includes discussion of Stanley Milgram) » Read Now
by Janice T. Gibson, Mika Haritos-Fatouros. 6 pgs.
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Being Urban: A Sociology of City Life (Discussion of Stanley Milgram begins on p. 85) » Read Now
by David A. Karp, Gregory P. Stone, William C. Yoels. 273 pgs.

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Being Urban examines the dynamic interplay between what theoretical perceptions tell us about urban life and how ordinary people interpret and respond to the actual experience of living in cities. Major focuses are the primacy of social interaction for an understanding of urban life, and the...
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Being Urban examines the dynamic interplay between what theoretical perceptions tell us about urban life and how ordinary people interpret and respond to the actual experience of living in cities. Major focuses are the primacy of social interaction for an understanding of urban life, and the strategies people use to create "community" in environments which, many theorists believe, promote only alienation and social disintegration. This new edition incorporates a strongly interdisciplinary perspective and includes new chapters on significant topics that have received little critical attention in the field.
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Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology: A Historical and Biographical Sourcebook ("Baumrind's Critiques of Milgram" begins on p. 135) » Read Now
by Donald Moss. 457 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

An examination of four decades of research and practice in humanistic psychology, this work highlights the lasting contributions of humanistic psychology to the science of psychology and to the pursuit of personal and spiritual development. It explores the passions and goals of the founders and their vital legacy for the 21st century.