The Bystander Effect: The Holocaust In Modern Society
History teaches people the lessons learned from previous mistakes such as what someone should do and should not do. However in modern society, people have turned its back to the past. People live in a society where it is constantly changing, instead of thinking about where we came from, people focus on where we are going. Remembering, historical events from the past is important because it shapes the way we view the present and the future. A recent historic event that occurred recently and took the life of millions of people was the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the mass murder of six million Jews and millions of other people leading up to, and during, World War II. The killings took place in Europe between 1933 and 1945 (What is Holocaust, 2015). The Holocaust happened when Adolf Hitler came into power and created the Nazi party. Racism still exists in modern society, but it is not as bad as the early 1900’s. The Nazi killed people who belong to a certain racial or religious groups, It's important to remember the Holocaust because the lives of the innocent were lost, all because Adolf Hitler and his follower taught that their race was superior then other and it was right to killed people with different racial and religious background. The Holocaust was a tragic event that showed how cruel human can be therefore remembering, educating people and honoring the dead is important.
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The Bystander Effect is occurs when the presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation (Bystander Effect, 2015). Social psychologists Bibb Latané and John Darley popularized the concept following the infamous 1964 Kitty Genovese murder in New York City. She was stabbed to death outside her apartment while bystanders who observed the crime did not step in to assist or call the police (Bystander Effect, 2015). The reasons why bystanders avoided helping others was the fear of becoming a victim themselves. During the Holocaust, the Nazi’s were in full control of everything that occurred and people were scared to intervene in anyway. Majority of the Germans were the Bystander and did not do anything to helped the victims of the
The Bystander Effect is occurs when the presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation (Bystander Effect, 2015). Social psychologists Bibb Latané and John Darley popularized the concept following the infamous 1964 Kitty Genovese murder in New York City. She was stabbed to death outside her apartment while bystanders who observed the crime did not step in to assist or call the police (Bystander Effect, 2015). The reasons why bystanders avoided helping others was the fear of becoming a victim themselves. During the Holocaust, the Nazi’s were in full control of everything that occurred and people were scared to intervene in anyway. Majority of the Germans were the Bystander and did not do anything to helped the victims of the