The Social Psychology of Obedience Towards Authority - 9780367503215

Taylor & Francis

The Social Psychology of Obedience Towards AuthorityAn Empirical Tribute to Stanley Milgram\nAuthor(s): Dariusz Dolinski, Tomasz Grzyb\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367503215, 978-0367503215\nSynopsis\nThis rich volume explores the complex problem of obedience and conformity, re-examining Stanley Milgrams famous electric shock study, and presenting the findings of the most extensive empirical study on obedience toward authority since Milgram's era. \n\nDolinski and Grzyb refer to their own series of studies testing various hypotheses from Milgrams and others research, examining underlying obedience mechanisms as well as factors modifying the degree of obedience displayed by individuals in different situations. They offer their theoretical model explaining subjects obedience in Milgrams paradigm and describe numerous examples of the destructive effect of thoughtless obedience both in our daily lives as well as .