claimed that destructive obedience is not a consequence of moral weakness or an evil character; rather it is a response to a particular set of situational factors. Evaluate this statement. In order to evaluate this statement it is important to first understand what Milgram meant. This essay will first consider what is meant by destructive obedience and briefly look at Milgram’s work. It will then look at what is inferred by situational factors‚ focusing on conformity‚ socialisation‚ obedience to authority
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an experiment that concentrated in understanding “destructive obedience”. Milgram’s interest in researching “destructive obedience” came from the Holocaust. “Obedience is the psychological mechanism that links individual action to political purpose”. Milgram’s experiment proposed that the murder of innocent people occurred because of the obedience from the soldiers to their leader. The experiment focuses on analyzing on why the degree of obedience from each subject varies from their actions. Milgram’s
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In society‚ authority and its rules are respected by people in the community through acts of obedience. Authority is not only the government laws‚ but can also be people with a higher status‚ such as parents‚ teachers‚ or employment managers. As long as people obey those with authoritative power‚ they will receive rewards‚ or at least avoid punishment‚ even when the command requires unjust actions towards another person. For example‚ Hitler’s propaganda that made the Germans believe that the Jews
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Society’s Tendency to Pass on Responsibility The Obedience to Authority Experiment of Stanley Milgram is one of the most studied experiments in American history due to its wide-ranging social implications. The study gained popular attention because it aimed to provide some insight as to why the Holocaust had escalated in such a way. The study was designed around testing the degree of inflicted pain strangers would give to others‚ under orders by an experimenter. Not only did the study defy what
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There are many reasons why Confederation happened but amongst them there are three that I think are the most important: The Chesapeake Incident‚ The Reciprocity Treaty‚ and The Civil War. Confederation is the uniting of all colonies that were in British North America (Ontario‚ Quebec‚ Nova Scotia‚ and New Brunswick). My first reason is The Reciprocity Treaty. The Treaty is made to eliminate all tariffs for bringing American goods into Canada. The treaty was signed on June 5th 1854 and ended in
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Destructive and Non-destructive Testing for Maintenance Applications Why use testing? * Make best use of limited budgets • Repair vs. replace • Increase load limits * Preserve our infrastructure • Economics • Historic structures * Make sound judgments to repair or replace * Increase level of confidence / decrease uncertainty * Increase overall safety Destructive Testing Destructive testing (DT) includes methods where your material is broken down in order to determine
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Obedience is a form of social influence that occurs when a person yields to explicit instructions on orders from an authority figure. Obedience is compliance with commands given by an authority figure. In the 1960s‚ the social psychologist Stanley Milgram did a famous research study called the obedience study. It showed that people have a strong tendency to comply with authority figures. Milgram’s Obedience Study Milgram told his forty male volunteer research subjects that they were participating
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Why does vandalism occur? Vandalism is everywhere‚ why do it? It is stupid and reckless‚ not to mention illegal! It occurs because of bad choices you as a person make‚ like who you surround yourself around and the friends you choose. Or because of the mood or mindset you are in. There are many reasons why vandalism occurs‚ but not many ways to putting it to a stop. Friends are not always your friends! Friends sometimes get you into sticky situations‚ but friends are not the one’s making your choices
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Obedience Some of the darkest times in history have resulted from passive obedience‚ not from large acts of violence. Howard Zinn‚ a social activist‚ once stated “Historically‚ the most terrible things – war‚ genocide‚ and slavery – have resulted not from disobedience‚ but from obedience.” In many instances‚ leaders or dictators have taken over a specific group of people and caused them to obey their commands by frightening them with authority. Obedience appears as the main cause of war‚ genocide
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Obedience Ashley M. Martinez PSY/285 Stacie Flynn One of the most prominent studies of obedience in the study of psychology was performed by Stanley Milgram. The intent of this study was to research how far individuals would go in obeying a command while it involved hurting someone. Milgram’s curiosity to see how normal individuals could be influenced by enormity seems to be an influence for this study. My initial reaction to Milgram’s study video
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