Question #1
Long Text (essay)
To answer the question: "Why do people obey?" research and define the difference between obedienc
and conformity. Next, research and report on the Milgram experiments, including how they were
conducted, the results, the controversy, and what we can learn from them.
• Which stages of Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning do the different test subjects correlate wit
(that is, those who kept administering the shocks, those who questioned it, and those who refus
• How can Milgram's experiment and Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning be applied to various
events throughout world history?
• Consider current events in which authority figures have used their influence to cause harm to
nations, ethnicities, and/or entire groups of people.
• What are the overall implications of society reaching Postconventional Stages wherein people a
driven by ethics rather than laws?