After shock? Towards a social identity explanation of the Milgram 'obedience' studies

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-169

  Reicher, Stephen ^a   Haslam, S Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUNISHMENT; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AUTHORITARIANISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PUNISHMENT; RESEARCH; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 79952155694     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2010.02015.x     Document Type: Article

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