is obedience. One has to obey the laws of the country‚ otherwise the society cannot exist. The laws may be irksome‚ but‚ for the overall good of the law one must obey them. For instance‚ the laws to be obeyed on the road ensures road safety. The laws pertaining to property help society continue without hitches and hindrances. Even in our body our limbs obey the commands of the brains unless they are diseased. Obedience is essential for the enforcement of order. Obedience includes obedience to
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There were many factors that contributed to the obedience of the manager and other employees in the McDonalds case. The most evident factor was the voice that stated he was a police officer and had the restaurants manager on the other line stating that the employee stole from a customer. The assistant manager complied with the voice because she felt he was a legitimate authority figure. Summer engages in an authority role as an assistant manager but took on a role of being a law abiding citizen.
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Obedience and Responsibility In Stanley Milgram’s‚ “The Perils of Obedience”‚ Milgram states “The essence of obedience is that a person comes to view himself as the instrument for carrying out another person’s wishes‚ and he therefore no longer regards himself as responsible for his actions.” (Milgram 6) Through his experiments he shows how we obey commands against our better judgment. It my belief that we are generally obedient as long as someone else assumes responsibility for the outcome. Therefore
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Good and bad: there always seems to be a choice and an extensive gap between them‚ as if there is no grey area whatsoever. In literature and film‚ this frequently leaves two distinct and defining characters within them: the “good guy”‚ the protagonist‚ and the “bad guy”‚ the antagonist. Contradictive of the prior point‚ is the reality of life and people’s ability to choose right over wrong. Given the choice‚ most tend to do wrong for the simplest reasoning of having the ability to do so‚ or the fact
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got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you‚’ page 14 Of Mice and Men”. In the book‚ “Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck George constantly proves himself to be a good friend to Lennie by taking care of him throughout the book. George is a good friend to Lennie because he took him in after Lennie’s Aunt Clara passed‚ and when he kept Lennie’s work card for him. The first time George proves that he is a good friend is when he took Lennie in after his Aunt Clara died. On page 40 George says
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FUNCTIONAL AUTHORITY: Functional authority consists of the right to give orders within a segment of the organization in which this right is normally non existent. This authority is usually assigned to individuals to complement the line or staff authority they already possess. Functional Authority generally covers only specific task areas and is operational only for designated amounts of time. It is given to individuals who‚ in order to meet responsibilities in their own areas‚ must be able to exercise
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Obedience is omnipresent; it is difficult to differentiate between obedience and conformity‚ therefore it is a complicated subject of social psychology. However‚ Stanley Milgram was very keen to understand the phenomena of obedience‚ and created a dramatic masterpiece. Stanley Milgram is a key figure in psychology; he was interested in many different aspects of life‚ however his work on the field of obedience is highly valued and still exiting for both psychologists and lay people. The aim of this
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The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority. Originated from Ancient Greece‚ modern civilization tends to glorify democracy over authoritarianism. Thus‚ people are drawn to express their opinion about the way their rulers lead their societies. While questioning authority could be regarded as confusing and dangerous for a country’s stability‚ conscious authority questioning improves significantly government’s policies and then‚ people’s welfare. North
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QUESTION : ACCORDING TO MAX WEBER‚ LEGAL-RATIONAL AUTHORITY IS THE MOST RATIONAL TYPE OF AUTHORITY.DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER. In every society‚ whether pre-modern or modern‚ there has been a hierarchy of command of which everyone must adhere to. In order for this system to operate‚ there must be someone in charge. Since every human being is found in a group or an organization which may be a country‚ tribe‚ institution or a family‚ it is obvious that the
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“On the Duty of Civil Obedience” I do not accept the motto. –“That government is best which governs least.” Government is a completely necessary institution. Without it‚ nations would crumble‚ famine would flourish‚ and massacres would occur daily. Of course it would be nice if humans didn’t need government‚ if men’s moral compasses all pointed in the same (correct) general direction. But they do not. It is just a far-fetched fantasy of perfection‚ it is impractical. Which is why government is necessary
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