social content Flashcards
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what are the components of agency theory
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autonomous state, agentic state, moral strain, agentic shift
2
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what is autonomous state
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- act of own free will
- not obeying anyone doing what you want
- actions are your own responsibility
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what is agentic state
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- act as an agent for authority figure
- obey demands of the authority figure and act on their behalf
- the authority figure is responsible for your actions
4
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what is moral strain
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feel anxious and uncomfortable due to demand but dont want to disobey the authority figure
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what is agentic shift
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if you shift from autonomous state it is called agentic shift it alleviates moral strain
6
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strength of agency theory
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- supporting from milgram - 65% of ps obeyed - may ps blamed experimenter for shocks suggesting they were in agentic state - more credible theory of obedience as it suggests its right
- useful to understand events in history e.g. holocaust to prevent these again in the future
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weakness of agency theory
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- conflicting from milgram as not all ps obeyed to 450v so no everyone was in agentic state - must be other factors affecting how obedient someone will be
- other factors affect obedience e.g. personality, upbringing etc
- reductionist as ignores all other explanations
- deterministic as assumes everyone will shift to the agentic state
