standford prison experiment

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Please watch the short documentary above and answer the following questions:

Why did this abuse occur?

How was the “guards” identity and behavior influenced by their role?

Why did the good guards do nothing?

Can this happen in real life?

What does this experiment teach us about criminal justice system?

How can people in power prevent this type of behavior?

ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS: Assignments must be double-spaced at least one pages in length with 12-point font and one-inch margins. Essay assignments are worth 50 points each and are due on Sunday of the week assigned. Please note that most of your points will come from your ability to implement critical thinking. Critical thinking requires students to think through situations, facts, and issues and analyze and evaluate information in an informed manner.

Grading Criteria/Rubric: Your essay assignments must …

  • Contain a thesis statement.
  • Be, at least one full page in length
  • Present a point of view and be supported with evidence.
  • Relate the material to be written about to core concepts in sociology (such as perhaps cultural relativism, mechanical social solidarity, conflict theory, etc.).
  • Display your knowledge of covered course material, drawing from any of the lessons that fit the topic of the assignment.
  • Be submitted via the writing assignment submission link on Blackboard.
  • Have 1 inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman Font, and be double spaced.
  • Have an introductory paragraph, several body paragraphs, and a conclusion.