From the Text and from the "They Have a Master

question 15

Essay

From the text and from the "They Have a Master Called Law" feature, Sparta rather than Athens appears to be the primary defender of Greece and embodiment of Greek ideals.Yet in the modern period Athens represents classical Greece.Explain this apparent paradox.

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Definitions:

Compliance

A social psychology concept where individuals change their behavior in response to an explicit request from others.

Stanley Milgram

An American social psychologist best known for his controversial experiments on obedience to authority conducted in the 1960s.

Obedience

The act of following orders or instructions, usually from an authority figure, without questioning.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A strategy designed to gain a favorable response to a small request at first, with the intent of making the person more likely to agree later to a larger request.