VIDEOS
A Girl Like Me - Simple, poignant short film by a teenage African-American girl. Emphasizes the powerful influence of social norms on how young girls view their images.
The Science of Evil - ABC Primetime show that shows a replication of the Milgram obedience experiment. This page discusses the show and gives a link where you can view a clip about the replication on-line.
BOOKS
Allport, G. W. (1988). The Nature of Prejudice: 25th Anniversary Edition. New York: Perseus.
Milgram, S. (1974) Obedience to Authority. New York: Harper and Row.
ARTICLES ON-LINE
Dr. Stanley Milgram - website by Milgram's biographer, Dr. Thomas Blass
Obedience to Authority: The strip-search hoaxes
•Wolfson, Andrew, (2005). "A Hoax Most Cruel." The Courier-Journal, Nov. 9.
Replication of Milgram Experiments using Virtual Reality - substantially the same results as original study, including physiological correlates of discomfort (sweating, increased heart rate)
Neurobiological Correlates of Social Conformity and Independence During Mental Rotation
Demonstrating the Power of Social Situations via a Simulated Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment: Discussion by the researcher, Philip Zimbardo - a very powerful presentation
Rumsfeld Made Me Do It: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib - Review of Rory Kennedy movie; "I was just following orders."
Understanding Prejudice - many links to sites dealing with prejudice
Test your unconscious prejudice and Implicit Association Tests - two online test sets
A Class Divided - Description and on-line videos of Jane Elliot's well-known and controversial "experiment," in which she divided her 3rd-grade class into blue-eyed and brown-eyed students, to teach the nature and effects of discrimination and prejudice.
Video Games and Aggressive Behavior - Anderson and Dill study
Unequal Perspectives on Racial Equality - Whites and African Americans view social and economic gaps between each other very differently