Stanley Milgram: Understanding Obedience and its Implications
Sep 2009 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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176
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About this ebook
In a series of ingenious studies, social psychologist Stanley Milgram, examined the impact of modern society on the psychology of individuals.
His most famous experiment saw participants commanded to administer painful electric shocks to supposed fellow volunteers and their compliance raised serious questions about the limits of moral autonomy and the ability of individuals to resist authority.
Lunt explores the historical and cultural setting of Milgram's social psychology, his intellectual roots and the continuing relevance of his research today. This authoritative introduction is essential reading for all those interested in the psychology of power and obedience.
His most famous experiment saw participants commanded to administer painful electric shocks to supposed fellow volunteers and their compliance raised serious questions about the limits of moral autonomy and the ability of individuals to resist authority.
Lunt explores the historical and cultural setting of Milgram's social psychology, his intellectual roots and the continuing relevance of his research today. This authoritative introduction is essential reading for all those interested in the psychology of power and obedience.
About the author
PETER LUNT is a Social psychologist and media scholar. He is Professor of Media and Communications at Brunel University, UK. His previous books include Talk on Television and Mass Consumption and Personal Identity (both with Sonia Livingstone). He taught social psychology at University College London for nearly twenty years.
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