SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: East Los Angeles College, Milgram Experiment, Stanley Milgram
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In-groups are social collectives or membership groups which you belong to. It provides a sense of identity as us. Out-groups are complementary collectives which are referred to as. Them ; you are not a member of that group. Identify a primary and secondary group in your life here at ucr. A set of links between individuals or other social units, such as bureaucratic organizations or even entire nations. Many research studies indicate that people get jobs via their personal networks more often than through formal job listings, want ads, or placement agencies. Groupthink: when group members ignore information that goes against the group consensus. Stanley milgram interested in obedience and authority. 65% of subjects administered what they thought was lethal voltage on the shock machine. Milgram described the dilemma as a conflict between conscience and authority. Abu ghraib prison (spring 2004) american soldiers (military police) guards engaged in severe torture of iraqi prisoners of war.
