Question

in milgram study, Is obedience to societal norms or orders by authority always necessary or beneficial? How is this related to parent/child relationships? How does this apply to situations at work? How does this apply to your life? Discuss 3 different age ranges and give at least 3 examples: parent/child relationships, situations at work, and applying it to social situations in real life.

Answer 1

Obeying social norms and orders by authority is really important in order to keep the society intact and in order otherwise there would be anarchy and chaos. Following the orders and norms blindly will also bring in lots resentment and dissatisfaction on those who do it. So people should be given enough freedom but at the same time it should also be accepted by majority of people.

Most of the time children are guided by the parents and very few parents suggest things to their children because they are not in a position to make decisions on their own but if the child is not given any choices, it would grow to be a person who struggles to make decisions. But at times, children should say what they want to their parents and how they feel about things. Otherwise they would lose their independency.

At job, people should be given enough freedom to explore and express their ideas because business thrives on innovation. If there is a boss who just gives orders and asks people to follow it blindly, they might fulfill their orders but they won’t do it wholeheartedly thus deriving no pleasure or satisfaction from doing that task. The employees should be in a position to provide feedback and alternate options of doing things thus utilizing the manpower completely at the same time giving them enough freedom at work.