Obedience to Authority: Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm

by Thomas Blass

Book Overview

Stanley Milgram's experiments on obedience to authority are among the most important psychological studies of this century. Perhaps because of the enduring significance of the findings--the surprising ease with which ordinary persons can be commanded to act destructively against an innocent individual by a legitimate authority--it continues to claim the attention of psychologists and other social scientists, as well as the general public. The study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805839348
• ISBN13: 9780805839340
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"