Conformity and Obedience The desire to be accepted and belong to a group is an undeniable human need. But how does this need affect an individual? Social psychologists have conducted numerous experiments and concluded that‚ through various forms of social influence‚ groups can change their members ’ thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behavior. In her essay "Group Minds‚" Doris Lessing discusses our paradoxical ability to call ourselves individuals and our inability to realize that groups define
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Dutcher 1 English 1013 10/18/10 In nineteen sixty-three‚ Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment on obedience to authority figures. It was a series of social psychology experiments which measured the willingness of the study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience and confronted them with emotional distress.
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This Essay will discuss the factors influencing the behaviour of Mark‚ in relation to conformity and obedience. Should he comply and obey with his officer’s strict instructions to work alone‚ or will he stop to help a fellow trainee. Mark is a soldier on training in the Brecon Beacons‚ he is under order to work alone and not to stop to help anyone. Mark is working well and is on track with about 5 other soldiers who he already knows. Whilst running through the country‚ Mark hears a colleague (whom
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of this research is “Obedience of soldiers to authority depicted in Saving Private Ryan novel by Max Allan Collins” 1.2 Field and Object of the study The field of study in this research is literature while the object of this research is novel entitled Saving Private Ryan by Max Allan Collins. This research focuses on how chosen soldiers who got order to save Ryan respond and obey the superior authority. Also‚ this research will apply sociological psychology of obedience criticism theory and use
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Stanly Milgram’s and Philip Zimbardo’s had similar results‚ both showing how humans obey authority. Milgram studied obedient on authority. Zimbardo studied why guards and prisoner play that role in prison. The Milgram and Zimbardo experiments showed how humans are so obedient that we are capable of hurting innocent people if ordered to do so. The study of obedience‚ conducted by Milgram‚ was to test how the subject would obey when ordered by the experimenter to adminater a shock to another human
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OCourtney Galfano English 1102 Holdway Obedience Stanely Milgram created an experiment involving Yale students to injure a third party using electric shocks and studied how many students would follow orders and go along with the experiment. The experiment consisted of two people‚ a leaner and a teacher. The teacher would be placed at a table containing many different buttons and switches that were labeled from slight shock to severe shock. Then the learner‚ who was an actor‚ was strapped
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don’t have the necessary amount of time to decide whether or not what you are being asked to do is the right thing or not‚ and in those kinds of situations people normally find themselves making bad decisions. If it were at all possible I would try to figure out for myself whether or not the person in question actually deserved it. If I had to for the sake of those I loved or for my own life I honestly believe that I would do what is needed to ensure mine or others safety. Not because I was ordered
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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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Conformity and Obedience. In order to answer the question it is first necessary to define conformity and obedience. According to Woods‚ (2001 p. 107): ‘ We often adjust our actions or opinions so that they fit in well with those of other people. This is known as social conformity ......’ And Gross‚ (2001 pg.392) stated that: Obedience is affected by direction (from somebody in higher authority). This essay will explore circumstances in which we are likely to conform;
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Teach every child about food Chad Yooprangthong ECPI University People all over the world and especially in America are dying from the food that they eat‚ simply because they were not well educated about the importance of healthy food. As of now every 18 minutes four Americans will lose their lives from health problems related to bad diet and obesity. Heart disease‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ and diabetes are topping the charts for causes of death in the United States while people are worried about homicide
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