A03 - Legitimacy of Authority

The explanation of Legitimacy of authority is a…

Useful account of cultural differences

Kelham and ____ (1974) found that only ___________ went all the way up to 450V in a Milgram-style study yet _____ (1971) found a much higher % in _______ participants

Mann

16% of Australian women

Mantell

German

In some cultures, authority is ______________ so such authority figures are entitled to __________

More likely to be accepted as legitimate

Demand obedience

Reflects the ways that different societies are _______ and the differences in how children are _______ any ________ and authority figures

Structured

Raised to perceive

Social hierarchy

Legitimacy of Authority could also explain…

Real-world crimes of obedience

Kerman and ______ (1989) argue that Obedience can become ________, and an example would be the _____ massacre during the Vietnam war

Hamilton

Destructive

My Lai

_________ soldiers killed at least __________ civilians, attacked women and shot people emerging from their homes with _____________

American

504 unarmed

Their hands in the air

Only one soldier faced ______ and was found _____: his defence was that _____________ following orders

Charges

Guilty

He was only doing his duty

This shows that obedience can be understood in terms of ________ of the U.S. army - the officer that ranks above you has the __________ if you don’t obey and follow the orders given. This is a ____________ of the explanation of legitimacy of authority

Power hierarchy

Power to punish you

Practical application