Observers' Responses to the Tragic Murder of Kitty Genovese Outside

question 64

Multiple Choice

Observers' responses to the tragic murder of Kitty Genovese outside her New York apartment best illustrated

• A) the bystander effect.
• B) the mere exposure effect.
• C) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
• D) group polarization.

Analyze gender inequality from a feminist perspective, including the unequal opportunities and societal organization implications.

Understand the concept of intersectionality and its focus on overlapping systems of oppression.

Delineate the objectives and focus areas of different feminist theories such as socialist feminism, cultural feminism, and sexual difference theory.

Grasp the historical principles inherited by contemporary liberal feminists from first-wave feminists.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.