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Tavris' In Groups We Shrink
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The main position in, In Groups We Shrink, is so true when applied to
situations of aggregation of a large number of people. As stated in, In Groups
We Shrink, in large groups we are reluctant to deviate from the norm, however,
if alone we ofte .... Middle of Term Paper
... willing to do the morally correct thing.
As in The Lottery, we see that people are reluctant to act out against
the remainder of the group. Why did the town's people just stand by and take
part in the senseless stoning of Mrs. Hutchinson? Why didn't anyone intervene?
Nobody was willing to be an individual and step up to take responsibility and
put an end to the senseless lottery.
Another good example of the reluctance to act against the group would be
the Rodney King incident. As the officers clubbed, electrocuted, and beat
Rodney King to a bloody pulp, onlookers just looked on. Nobody did anything to
stop the senseless ... |
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