Social Essay Plans Flashcards
EVALUATE AGENCY THEORY
Autonomous state
AO1
Autonomous state is where we are responsible for our own actions. Self governing and less likely to obey
AO3
Supported by milgrams original study. 35% disobeyed to increase the voltage. They remained In autonomous state.
EVALUATE AGENCY THEORY
Moral strain
AO1
When we receive order from authority and disagree so we don’t follow the order.
A03
Milgrams original study. 14 people showed nervous laughter, sweating, shaking. Shows they experienced moral strain.
EVALUATE AGENCY THEORY
Agentic state
AO1
When we are no longer responsible for our own actions and have diffuses the responsibility to authority.
AO3
Milgrams original study 65% went all the way to 450v. Showed they switched to Agentic state and diffused responsibility.
EVALUATE AGENCY THEORY
Objections
A01
Moral strain when people don’t want to agree with order from authority.
AO3
Milgrams original study shows people who obeyed had moral strain but the theory says that people who disobey have moral strain.
EVALUATE AGENCY THEORY
Comparison
AO1
Similar to social impact theory
AO3
For example both refer to people as passive and do what they are pressurised into. Social impact ignores moral strain.
EVALUATE SOCIAL IMPACT THEORY
Social force
AO1
Social force refers to strength/numbers/immediacy.
AO3
Milgram variation 7. Absent authority. Obedience dropped to 22.5% and pps gave lower shocks than told to.
EVALUATE SOCIAL IMPACT THEORY
Divisions of impact
AO1
Diffusion of responsibility. If order given to lots of people they are less likely to obey.
AO3
Jackson 1990 birdhouse. Told people don’t lean on fence. Larger the group size, the more disobedience.
EVALUATE SOCIAL IMPACT THEORY
Weakness
AO1
Treats people as passive
AO3
Oscar Schindler in ww2 helped Jews but also handed them in.
EVALUATE SOCIAL IMPACT THEORY
Comparison
AO1
Agency theory comparison
Ao3
Both refer to people as passive
SIT ignores social strain.
Evaluate social identity theory
Identification
AO1
Identification is when someone aligned themselves with their in group by the way they dress/speak
AO3
Cialdidni - ppl more likely to wear clothing of team If they won. Therefore boosts self esteem as theory in group is more successful and need to feel good about their in group.
Evaluate social identity theory
Categorisation
AO1
Form a group based on beliefs opinions ethnicity
AO3
Tajfel- found ppl showed favouritism to their in group of strangers rather than out group of friends. Shows self esteem is based on social identity as need to put down outfroup to feel good about themselves
Evaluate social identity theory
Comparison.
AO1
We need to compare our i groups favourably to out groups to boost our self esteem.
AO3
Taylor wood + lichtman 1983 - when breast cancer patients who did downward comparison to ppl worse off then them it boost self esteem and increased recovery time.
When they did upward comparison it lowered self esteem led to depression and increased recovery time.
Evaluate social identity theory
Flaws
AO1
Just the presence of out group can lead to discriminate
AO3
Studies which support this done by school boys so not not generalisable. Artificial tasks
Evaluate realistic conflict theory
Competition
AO1
2 or more groups competing for limited resources leads to discrimination
AO3
Robbers cave - competing got prizes there were fights and arguments
Evaluate realistic conflict theory
Superordinate gosls
AO1
Discrimination can be reduced if working towards superordinate goals.
AO3
Robbers cave - worked together to fix water pipe and truck reduced tension between them.
