SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sleep Deprivation, Adolf Eichmann, Freakonomics
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Obedience: compliance with the directives or orders of an authority figure or perceived authority figure. Authority: the justifiable right to exercise power. Obedience can be gained through discipline only, but . Legitimacy of the right to exercise power. Obedience is an ancient concern that continues today. God commands abraham to bind and kill son isaac. Abraham ties son down, goes to slay him. Rewards abraham for obedience by showing god"s mercy -> isaac lives. Even if you don"t understand why and may disagree. Thomas hobbes: nature is solitary poor, nasty, brutish and short . Many social goods to authority and obedience , but . Obedience = following orders of authority figure. No random assignment to conditions (randomizes individual differences) People in 1st study versus 3rd study. Learner/ teacher roles randomly drawn from hat. Learner strapped into an electric chair in front of the teacher. 180 volts = cant stand the pain . The experiment requires you to continue .
