| Publication |
New York, Harper Perennial, 1974.
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| Description |
xxv, 224pBrown spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
The experiments that forever challenged perceptions of morality and free will. The subjects or "teachers" were instructed to administer electroshocks to a human "learner," with the shocks becoming progressively more powerful and painful. Controversial but now strongly vindicated by the scientific community, these experiments attempted to determine to what extent peple will obey orders from authority figures regardless of consequences. This is Milgram's fascinating and troubling chronicle of his classic study and a vivid and persuasive explanation of his conclusions.
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| Contents |
The dilemma of obedience
Method of inquiry
Expected behavior
Closeness of the victim
Individuals confront authority
Further variations and controls
Individuals confront authority II
Role permutations
Group effects
Why obedience? An analysis
The process of obedience : applying the analysis to the experiment
Strain and disobedience
An alternative theory : is aggression the key?
Problems of method
Epilogue.
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| Standard Number |
9780061765216 Pb.
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