Social Roles Flashcards
1
Q
What’s a social role?
A
The part individuals play as members of a social group which meet the expectations of a situation
2
Q
What’s the aims of the Stanford prison study?
A
To investigate how people conform to social roles
3
Q
What was the procedures of the Stanford prison study?
A
- 24 men paid $15 per day
- was to go on for 14 days but inky went on for 6
- randomly assigned to role of prisoner of guard
- prisoners treated like criminals
- uniforms
4
Q
Findings
A
Both prisoners and guard quickly settled into their roles. Roles were followed from media
