Irving Janis

Authority figures can entice normal people to take part in aggression, but a group can affect their participation. In the Psychology of Genocide, Massacres, and Extreme Violence, Irving Janis researches the idea of groupthink and how it relates to genocide. He concludes that members of a group will “striv[e] for unanimity” that will “override their motivation for realistic…courses of action” (Dutton, 2007, p. 100). People tend to put blinders on in a group setting and lose the ability to think straight. Thus, during genocide, people will go with the majority opinion of murder because the group decides it. It may not be what some people believe is right, but they do not want to risk being in harms way. Groupthink also leads to a collective feeling of invulnerability: the notion that nothing can happen to the group (Dutton, 2007, p. 103). There is a mutual view that others cannot physically punish a group. They would need to punish each individual, and that leaves a chance that some may get away with murder and receive no punishment at all. Janis examined this phenomenon in small group dynamics but believes that a shift occurred sometime in the past that caused the application of the phenomenon at the national level. Famous examples of groupthink at the national level are Nazi Germany and Rwanda. Irving proposes that once groupthink spreads, it becomes a worldview “that defines reality” for those involved (Dutton, 2007, p. 103). For the people who stand by and watch as the…

Janis L. Irving developed a significant theory of group decision making that he called groupthink. Groupthink is an idea in which a group makes faulty decisions due to group pressures that lead to a deterioration of “mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment.” Group members have to the extent of devaluing other people and valuing the group as their highest and only priority. These groups suppress any personal doubts, beliefs, or judgments and follow group’s leader suggestions. As a…

Georgia Tech Moneythink is a local chapter of the national organization Moneythink. Moneythink is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to restore economic health in the United States using financial and career education by training interested and motivated college volunteers to serve as mentors and role models to low and middle income high school students. The program is a 21 week program that focuses on giving high school students the decision making power and knowledge to take on…

Coachella and The Hangout festival are two of the most popular music festivals in the United States. The two festivals happen annually in the spring and the immense crowds they draw out are from all over the world. The two festivals have their variances, but overall, they are more similar than one may realize. Despite the two festivals being held in different months and several states apart they remain alike in quite a few ways. Coachella and The Hangout do have some minor variations and this…

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radio in the bathtub at the peak of the song. This is just proof that Jefferson Airplane was very popular at the time and many people enjoyed their music. They were also known for experimenting with psychedelic drugs in 1968. But when you think of the most influential band of the 60’s, who do you think of? Of course it is the Grateful Dead. They were very well known for their acid promotion and use. They were part of the counterculture, they played at many festivals and continued to be active as…

Survival rates on the titanic depended on many factors. What class tickets people purchased really made a difference as to whether or not a passenger survived. Gender and age of passengers also made a difference. Different nationalities survived at different rates. Whether a passenger was a crew member was a critical factor. Many factors influenced survival rates. Do you think there were differences in survival rates for people who purchased different class tickets on the Titanic? People in…

Fashion, an article published on leaf.tv, “The music scene was the voice of [the 60s] and heavily influenced the iconic fashions that were created during this decade.” Richardson’s research shows the first movement in fashion was inspired by Britain. Britain gave us The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and many more iconic bands. Richardson’s research also highlights designer Mary Quant. Quant created the ever-so-fashionable miniskirt and it began to spread throughout all of America. Research…

Ever since I can remember I have always been afraid of the dark, especially sleeping alone in the dark. Although it may sound silly because of my age, it is very much true. It is not the darkness that scares me so much, it is being in a room alone, in the dark, with open doors. Whether it is my bathroom door, closet door, or room door, they all have to be shut tightly and my main room door must be locked. I also have to sleep against the wall so I know nothing can creep up behind me. In a sense…

One famous person in the 1960s who rocked the Hippie style was blues singer, Janis Joplin (“1960s Fashion- Hippie clothes”). Also,“Twiggy”, who was a famous model, she was the first to prove that hippie fashion went mainstream and got super popular (“1960s Fashion- Hippie clothes”) This shows that even famous people found the Hippie clothes stylish and unique. Another famous lady in the 1960s was Carly Simon who was well known for her outgoing Hippie style and beautiful voice. Lastly another…