The chief differentiation between his experiment and the Holocaust, she says, is the participants in the experiment displayed some form of sympathy toward the victims. However, Baumrind does not display any support to her claims; her statement would hold more validity if she would include more details and, possibly, examples of how the experiment and the Holocaust differ. Similarly, Parker refers to author Daniel Goldhagen who wrote Hitler’s Willing Executioners. In his book, Goldhagen discusses “how the crimes of the Holocaust were carried out by people obeying their own consciences, not blindly or fearfully obeying orders” (237). Parker also illustrates a theory as to why Milgram compared his experiment to the Holocaust. He points out that Milgram’s results were not published or well-known until he established the connection between the Holocaust and his experiment. It is evident that Parker believes Milgram does this simply to gain popularity for his
The chief differentiation between his experiment and the Holocaust, she says, is the participants in the experiment displayed some form of sympathy toward the victims. However, Baumrind does not display any support to her claims; her statement would hold more validity if she would include more details and, possibly, examples of how the experiment and the Holocaust differ. Similarly, Parker refers to author Daniel Goldhagen who wrote Hitler’s Willing Executioners. In his book, Goldhagen discusses “how the crimes of the Holocaust were carried out by people obeying their own consciences, not blindly or fearfully obeying orders” (237). Parker also illustrates a theory as to why Milgram compared his experiment to the Holocaust. He points out that Milgram’s results were not published or well-known until he established the connection between the Holocaust and his experiment. It is evident that Parker believes Milgram does this simply to gain popularity for his