SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Groupthink, Takers, French Resistance
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How did ordinary germans commit such crimes, (genocide) Norms of solidarity demand conformity. (wanting to please the group and not thinking about whether the action is good or bad). The soldiers going around killing did not hate the people they were killing, but became to their comrades and so did not want to lose the friendships. In jobs, people rarely report crimes committed by corporations so they don"t get fired, and not let down their co-workers. Structures of authority tend to render people obedient. People find it difficult to disobey authority because they fear humiliation, punishment. Example: milgram"s experiment (shock) inclined to obey authority, here guy with a lab coat. Bureaucracies in particular are highly effective structures of authority. Ex: in countries where anti-semite very high, moins de juifs tuer, alors qu"en. Hollande ou il y a l"antisemite est presque invisible tx de mortalite des juifs : haute parce que efficiency higher than others.
