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the organisation of human society
Evolution and survival – societies with leaders are likely to be successful
Nature – innate preparedness
Nurture – socialisation – upbringing and exposure to authority figures
Social organisation and obedience – obedience is necessary
how do people know to be obedient?
Primary socialisation – parents or guardian
Secondary socialisation – education, legal system
autonomous state
Mindset where we behave independently, make our own decisions about how we behave and take responsibility for our consequences of our actions
Agenic state
Mindset which allows us to take orders from an authority figure even if they go against our will.we free ourselves from responsibility and blame for consequence lies with them
what is moral strain?
When someone is told to do something by an authority figure they would not normally do
Tension for individual who must contemplate – they will feel uncomfortable
when in milligrams study were participants torn between the states
Not fully autonomous – verbally disagreeing but continuing
Not fully genic – continue to obey but responsibility still not completely off them
EVALUATING agency theory (Very summarised)
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what is the evidence?
🙂🙂 – supported by Milgram study, participants showed moral strain, participants put blame on experimenter
CA – Perry questioned internal liberty
what is the application?
My Lai Village
what are the shortcomings and strengths?
Individual differences – does not explain them, disobedience Can be due to personality situation
Scientific status – autonomy and agency is very difficult to define and measure as it is a state of mind and the theory is not very scientific
nature/nurture – takes into account both
what is an alternative theory?
social impact theory
