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Back to category: Science Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. hi Making Sense of the Nonsensical: An Analysis of Jonestown The events that occurred at Jonestown has raised the question ÂgHow could such a thing happen?Âh(Osherow p.1) more specifically why did people do what they did? And what were they thinking?. To try to answer these questions we need to look at it from a social psychological point of view. Some people look at the events as the Âgproduct of obedience, of people complying with the orders of a leader and reacting to the threat of force.Âh (Osherow p.3). The leader, Jim Jones made use of harsh punishments which made the option of leaving defecting or rebelling unthinkable. Jim Jones demanded complete dedication from his followers and took steps to completely discourage all resistance and rebellion within the group. As shown from the Milgram situation (1965) Âgpresence of a ÂgdisobedientÂh partner greatly reduced the extent to which most subjects obey instructionsÂh. Also another study done by... Posted by: Janet Valerio Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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