{"product_id":"the-individual-in-a-social-world-essays-and-experiments","title":"The Individual in a Social World: Essays and Experiments","description":"\u003cp\u003eStanley Milgram revolutionized our understanding of human nature with his classic research on obedience to authority  but the obedience experiments form just a small part of an extraordinary wealth of ground-breaking research that made him one of the most important social psychologists of our times.  By the time the first edition of The Individual in a Social World appeared in 1977  Milgram had moved beyond obedience to other innovative research  such as the psychology of city life  the small world phenomenon (also known as six degrees of separation)  mental maps of cities  the lost-letter technique  the familiar stranger  as well as a large-scale experiment on media influence  which is still unique to the present day. In 1992  a second  posthumous edition appeared containing additional articles which Milgram had written after the first edition.  This third  expanded edition of The Individual in a Social World combines articles that appeared in both of the earlier editions as well as previously uncollected material. Among the latter is  for example  an article in which Milgram provides a perspective on the Jonestown massacre and then uses it as a stepping stone for a ringing affirmation of the power of situational determinants of behavior. Another article  The Social Meaning of Fanaticism  is almost uncanny in its relevance to our times  despite the fact that it was written several decades ago  as is his take on the potential impact of the Internet in Network Love. Stanley Milgram possessed a relentless curiosity about the hidden workings of our social world  which he tried to make visible through his experiments and think pieces brought together in this unique  revealing and engaging book  a must-read for anyone interested in social psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947047022645,"sku":"ByrdShop_1905177127","price":45.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781905177127_3408ead3-864c-4c7b-9d2e-27f674b7aeae.jpg?v=1772125971","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-individual-in-a-social-world-essays-and-experiments","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}