The lost boys : inside Muzafer Sherif's Robbers Cave experiment
Perry, Gina2018
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In 1954, a group of boys attended a remote summer camp where they were split into two groups, and encouraged to bully, harass, and demonise each other. The results would make history as one of social psychology's classic - and most controversial - studies: the Robbers Cave experiment. Conducted at the height of the Cold War, the experiment officially had a happy ending: the boys reconciled, and psychologist Muzafer Sherif demonstrated that while hatred and violence are powerful forces, so too are cooperation and harmony. Today it is proffered as proof that under the right conditions warring groups can make peace. Yet the true story of the experiments is far more complex, and more chilling. In The Lost Boys, Gina Perry explores the experiment and its consequences, tracing the story of Sherif, a troubled outsider who struggled to craft an experiment that would vanquish his personal demons. Drawing on archival material and new interviews, Perry pieces together a story of drama, mutiny, and intrigue that has never been told before.
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2018.
375 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-372)
97819253223549781911344391
302.34
English
Sherif, Muzafer, 1906-1988Small groups -- Case studiesHuman experimentation in psychology -- Moral and ethical aspectsSocial interaction -- Case studiesIntergroup relations -- Case studiesSocial psychology -- Experiments -- HistoryBehaviorism (Psychology) -- Moral and ethical aspectsHuman behaviorPrediction (Psychology)
339591
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Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 302.34 PER | Available |