ISBN:
0805827374
,
9780805827378
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 251 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Obedience to Authority : Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm
DDC:
303.3/6
Keywords:
Milgram, Stanley
;
Obedience
;
Authority
Abstract:
Stanley Milgram's experiments on obedience to authority are among the most important psychological studies of this century. Perhaps because of the enduring significance of the findings--the surprising ease with which ordinary persons can be commanded to a
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 My Personal View of Stanley Milgram; 2 How Stanley Milgram Taught About Obedience and Social Influence; 3 Professor Stanley Milgram-Supervisor, Mentor, Friend; 4 The Milgram Paradigm After 35 Years: Some Things We Now Know About Obedience to Authority; 5 Impression Management and Identity Construction in the Milgram Social System; 6 Captain Paul Grueninger: The Chief of Police Who Saved Jewish Refugees by Refusing to Do His Duty; 7 Self-Destructive Obedience in the Airplane Cockpit and the Concept of Obedience Optimization
Description / Table of Contents:
8 The Role of the Obedience Experiments in Holocaust Studies: The Case for Renewed Visibility9 A Science Museum Exhibit on Milgram's Obedience Research: History, Description, and Visitors' Reactions; 10 The Dynamics of Obeying and Opposing Authority: A Mathematical Model; 11 Reflections on the Stanford Prison Experiment: Genesis, Transformations, Consequences; Author Index; Subject Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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