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008 091023s2009 nyu b 001 0beng
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050 00 $aHM1031.M55$bL86 2009
082 00 $a301.092$aB$222
100 1 $aLunt, Peter K.$q(Peter Kenneth),$d1956-
245 10 $aStanley Milgram :$bunderstanding obedience and its implications /$cPeter Lunt.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2009.
263 $a0911
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aMind shapers
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"This book is a fascinating introduction to Stanley Milgram, best known for his obedience study in which he persuaded his subjects to administer electric shocks to what they thought were fellow subjects. Lunt explores Milgram's influence in social psychology and how he undercut the traditional notion that individuals should be seen as rational autonomous beings"--Provided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: The Electric Shock Studies. - Examining the experiments and Milgram's account of them.Milgram the person - Including biographical detail and an account of his work.Social and Political Context - Looking at the holocaust, political consensus and the cold war.Reinterpretation of Milgram's studies - Considering the experiments in light of the historical context.Contemporary relevance of the studies. Conclusion.
600 10 $aMilgram, Stanley.
650 0 $aObedience.
650 0 $aSocial psychology.
650 0 $aSocial psychologists$zUnited States$vBiography.