Conformity to social roles

Question 1

social roles

Answer 1

behaviours expected of an individual who occupies a given social position or status

Question 2

Stanford prison experiment

Answer 2

• Mock prison set up in stanford uni of california.
• 24 most stable men were randomly assigned to either be a guard or prisoner
• guards reffered to prisoners only by their assigned numbers.
• Prisoners had certain rights and guards had certain props. Zimbardo took the role of Prison superintendeant.

Question 3

Stanford Findings

Answer 3

• guards made prisoners carry out degrading tasks.
• This study demostrated that both guards and prisoners conformed to their roles. The guards became increasingly agressive and prisoners were passive.