Man Who Shocked the World The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram

Name: Man Who Shocked the World The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram
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ISBN: 9780465008070

ISBN-10: 0465008070

ISBN-13: 9780465008070

Edition: 2009

Authors: Thomas Blass

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The Creator of the famous "Obedience Experiments," carried out at Yale in the 1960s, and originator of the "six degrees of separation" concept, Stanley Milgram was one of the most innovative scientists of our time. In this sparkling biography -- the first in-depth portrait of Milgram -- Thomas Blass captures the colorful personality and pioneering work of a man who profoundly altered the way we think about human nature. Born in the Bronx in 1933, Stanley Milgram was the son of Eastern European Jews, and his powerful obedience experiments were clearly motivated by a desire to shed light on the horrors of the Holocaust. The experiments, which confirmed that normal people would readily inflict…

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 2/24/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.67" wide x 8.19" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Prologue



The Neighborhood with No Name



Making the Grade at Harvard



Norway and France



From the "Princetitute" to Yale



Obedience: The Experience



Obedience: The Experiment



Aftershocks



Return to Academic Eden



City Psychology



Center Stage



Vexations, Cyranoids, and the Declining Years



Milgram's Legacy



List of Milgram's Doctoral Students at CUNY, with Year and Title of Dissertation



Sample Quotations and Content Analysis of Reviews of Obedience to Authority



The Stability of Obedience Across Time and Place


Notes


References


Credits


Index