The obedience-disobedience dynamic and the role of responsibility

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Passini, Stefano ^a   Morselli, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Disobedience; Human rights; Obedience; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749110169     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.1000     Document Type: Article

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