Critical Situations : A Conversation with Philip Zimbardo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Howard.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison psychology.

Zimbardo, Philip G.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (67 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Philip Zimbardo, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Stanford University. During this extensive conversation Philip Zimbardo relates his intriguing life history and the survival techniques that he developed from the particular dynamics of his upbringing in the Bronx to his quarantine experiences, his experiences with South Bronx gangs, and more. Further topics include his relationship with his former classmate Stanley Ingram and the impact the different experiences in his youth had on the development of his personal situational awareness and how that influenced his psychological research. After a detailed description of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, Philip discusses what we have--and haven't--learned since then, the Abu Ghraib trial, his Heroic Imagination Project, and more.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Should Have Knowns, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Howard Burton was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to provide a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.

Contents:

Intro

A Note on the Text

Introduction

The Conversation

I. Origins

II. A Formative Quarantine

III. Increasing Awareness

IV. Situation Stanford

V. The Aftermath

VI. Outright Denial

VII. Learning Our Lessons?

VIII. The Flip Side

IX. Spreading The Word

X. A New Gender Gap

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781771700948

1771700947

OCLC:

1255228533