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

Blass, Thomas

ISBN 10: 0738203998 / ISBN 13: 9780738203997

Published by Basic Books, 2004

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Synopsis:

The sole and definitive biography of one of the 20th century's most influential and controversial psychologists. 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 social psychologist 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 had obvious intellectual roots in the Holocaust. The experiments, which confirmed that "normal" people would readily inflict pain on innocent victims at the behest of an authority figure, generated a firestorm of public interest and outrage-proving, as they did, that moral beliefs were far more malleable than previously thought. But Milgram also explored other aspects of social psychology, from information overload to television violence to the notion that we live in a small world. Although he died suddenly at the height of his

About the Authors: Thomas Blass is a professor of social psychology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Thomas Blass, Ph.D., a professor of social psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is the undisputed expert on Milgram's life and work. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Man Who Shocked the World : The Life and...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition.