Stanley Miligram's Experiment
Consider this experiment and the larger implications for conformity. Bibliography |
Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment
Consider this experiment and the larger implications for conformity. Bibliography |
People's Temple (1978)
Consider the incident at Jonestown and the leader Jim Jones and how he convinced over 900 people to commit suicide. Bibliography |
Branch Davidians (1993)
Consider the incident in Waco, TX and the leader David Koresh, whether there was evidence of sexual misconduct, and whether FBI actions were just. Bibliography |
Charles Manson Family
Consider the incidents in LA and what motivated the murderers to follow Manson's orders. Bibliography |
Heaven's Gate (1997)
Consider the incident and the leader Marshall Applewhite. What factors may have influenced those people's decision to commit suicide? Use the resources below to build your project. Bibliography |
Walter Freeman Lobotomy and the Conformity of the Medical Community
Consider the challenges and rationale of the medical communities choice of non-intervention in Freeman's studies. What pressures were they under? Which factors may have influenced them most? |
Nazi doctors who violated ethics when experimenting on Poles
Consider Nazi justifications for these experiments and their later claims that they were "just following orders." Where are the lines between research and morality? Should institutions require physicians to swear a hippocratic oath? |
Samar pacification campaign by the US during the Philippine-American War
Consider the impact of "orders" on the behavior of American soldiers. Is following orders a legitimate argument for troop behavior? |
Mai Lai massacre committed by the US during the Vietnam War
Consider the impact of "orders" on the behavior of American soldiers. Is following orders a legitimate argument for troop behavior? |
Abu Ghraib prison crimes committed by the US during the War in Iraq
Consider the impact of "orders" on the behavior of American soldiers. Is following orders a legitimate argument for troop behavior? |
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