Zimbardo 4 Check True and False on Dyer Soc 001 Exam 3 Review Zimbardo Readings Sociology 1 1 Individual Behavior is behavior is largely under the control of social forces Social Structure The prison Statuses Warden Guard Prisoner Chaplin Advisor Role Guards Be Domineering firm in control 2 Describe the setup who was a real prisoner guard and who was fake Under the real prisoner guard the prisoner was beaten sprayed with Chemical Mace blackjacked and held in solidary confinement The fake guards were Zimbardo men and they were chose by the flip of the coin 3 How did Zimbardo assign people to be guard or prisoner Why does this matter when we try to make sense of the results Zimbardo assigned people to be guard by flipping a coin this was all relevant because all of these men came from the same background and transformed their beliefs to fulfill there social titles 4 According to Zimbardo we tend to underestimate the power of situational controls Why is this according to him We tend to underestimate the power of situational factors because a They are often non obvious and subtle b We can often avoid entering situations where we might be so controlled c We label as weak or deviant people in those situations who do behave differently from how we believe we would 4 What are role expectations and how did they affect behavior Dyer 1 True of False Questions 2 a Basic training isn t about changing people it s about teaching them the skills that soldiers need False Basic training is about teaching people the skills needed for survival b For most young men an important aspect of being a marine is learning how to be a real man True or False There are very few eighteen year old boys who do not have highly romanticized ideas of what it means to be a man so the Marine Corps has plenty of buttons to push And it starts pushing them on the first day of real training the officer in charge of the formation appears before them for the first time in full dress uniform with medals and tells them how to become men C Close order drill is taught because today s soldiers must be able to march into battle without flinching True Every army in the world still drills its troops especially during basic training because marching in formation with every man moving his body in the same way at the same moment is a direct physical way of learning two things a soldier must believe that orders have to be obeyed automatically and instantly and that you are no longer an individual but part of a group D Basic training is designed to be very difficult in order to weed out all but the superior recruits False Basic Training wants to keep the recurits 1 True or false ReSocialization occurs when an individual does not fit into society and must be retaught even the most basic norms and values Cite evidence from the Dyer article 2 How do you convince someone to kill The method for turning young men into soldiers people who kill other people and expose themselves to death is basic training Human beings are fairly malleable especially when they are young and in every young man there are attitudes for any army to work with the inherited values and postures more or less dimly recalled of the tribal warriors who were once the model for every young boy to emulate Sociology 1 3 Total Institution Discuss the ways in which the Marines boot camp on Parris Island satisfies the definition of Total Institution Provided it can have total control over their bodies and their environment for approximately three months it can practically guarantee converts Parris Island provides that controlled environment and the recruits do not set foot outside it again until they graduate as Marine privates eleven weeks later Brint Readings 1 a Classroom Interaction Ex When a teacher tells a student something Goal Classroom Interaction Identify behavior that is permissible and distinguish it from behavior that is impermissible b The Subject Matter Curriculum Ex Messages are embedded Stories may give information about interesting and unusual occupations Overt and Explicit Instruction Goal Value Related messages are incorporated into the language arts and social studies curricula It is here that both traditional virtues such as persistence and responsibility and modern values and appreciating cultural diversity come most explicitly into play C Routine Classroom Practices The Hidden Curriculum Example Directed through Invisible Means Must be inferred Three Routine Features of Schooling Token Economies Group Projects and Rotations Goal Embedded practices of classroom life that shape children s orientation in ways that are consent with adult life D School wide Programs Example Encourage a sense of inclusiveness through identification with the behavioral ideas of the school Giving Rewards Goal A management philosophy that encourages every student to feel a sense of identification with the school and at the same time attempts to maintain order and minimize conflict among students E Use of public space in the school Example Encourage Authority Post Classroom rules few walls were adorned with images and messages that concerned values Sociology 1 Goal Oral and Verbal Rituals low use of public space is used to reflect the desire of schools to avoid public displays of value commitments that may offend parents or taxpayers who are interested in academics 2 How Did Brint Contreras and Matthews Gather his Data Brint gathered his data through interviews with teachers study of curricular materials classroom observations and interviews with parents 1 Table 1 lists topics of classroom interactions In percentage terms what was the most common topic of classroom interactions What was the percentage of interactions that had to do with respect for group differences What does respect for group differences mean What does orderliness mean Orderliness and effort was the most common topic of classroom interaction at 71 3 had to deal with Respect for group differences Respect for group differences include the values of individual uniqueness and special talent cultural diversity choice and variety Orderliness are messages that reflect the teacher s efforts to quite the students to keep them from answering questions without recognition or to redirect their straying attention to the task at hand 2 What is a hidden curriculum According to Brint Contreras and Matthews what is the role of the hidden curriculum in primary schools How do children learn the values of individualism achievement