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English 001 A (Hodsdon): Obedience to Authority (Matthews): Subject terms

Control search terms

Key words about control of members, etc.

Obedience

Compliance

Authority

Authority Abuse

Power (Philosophy)

Fear

Mind Control

Brainwash*

Abusive

Controlling

Charisma

Cult of personality

SOCIAL influence

Psychological Aspects

Torture

Conformity

Membership

Keywords

Individuals

Phillip Zimbardo

Asch, Solomon

Milgram, Stanley

Authority Figures:

Soldiers

Police

Judges

Abusers

Bureaucrat*

Leader*

Politicians

Family (Fathers, Mothers, husbands, wives)

Patriarch*, Matriarch* 

Demagogue

Topic words

Stanford Prison Experiment

Electric Shock (Experiment or Therapy)

Obedience to authority

Conformity

Titles:

Antigone

The Lottery

Events:

Abu Ghraib

Mỹ Lai Massacre (Vietnam)

Nuremburg or Nurnberg or Nazi war crimes; Trial or tribunal

Watergate

Gangs

 

Sub Topics

Human Rights

"Rule of law"

"Letter of the law"

"Spirit of the Law"

Assertive

Ethics or Unethical

Privilege

Machiavellian

Deprograming

ANTI-cult movements

Economic inequality

Social Responsibility

Bribery

Corruption

Obstruction of Justice

National Security

Safety or security

Privacy

Harassment

 

 

 

 

 

Key Words "Anti-Control" Concepts

Free will

Self determination

Empathy

Compassion

Altruism

collaboration

Egalitarian

Civil disobedience

Occupy Movement

#Me Too

Black Lives Matter

Arab Spring