大学思辨英语精读Unit4OrganizationandInstitution参考答案解析.docx
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大学思辨英语精读Unit4OrganizationandInstitution参考答案解析
Unit4OrganizationandInstitution
TextA
PreparatoryWork
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a.Institutionalization:
referstotheprocessofembeddingsomeconception(forexampleabelief,norm,socialrole,particularvalueormodeofbehavior)withinanorganization,socialsystem,orsocietyasawhole.Thetermmayalsobeusedtorefertocommittingaparticularindividualorgrouptoaninstitution,suchasamentalorwelfareinstitution.
b.Solitaryconfinement:
isaformofimprisonmentinwhichaninmateisisolatedfromanyhumancontact,oftenwiththeexceptionofmembersofprisonstaff.Itismostlyemployedasaformofpunishmentbeyondincarcerationforaprisoner,usuallyforviolationsofprisonregulations.However,itisalsousedasanadditionalmeasureofprotectionforvulnerableinmates.Inthecaseprisonersathighriskofsuicide,itcanbeusedtopreventaccesstoitemsthatcouldallowtheprisonertoself-harm.
c.Parole:
istheprovisionalreleaseofaprisonerwhoagreestocertainconditionspriortothecompletionofthemaximumsentenceperiod.Aspecifictypeofparoleismedicalparoleorcompassionatereleasewhichisthereleaseofprisonersonmedicalorhumanitariangrounds.Conditionsofparoleoftenincludethingssuchasobeyingthelaw,refrainingfromdrugandalcoholuse,avoidingcontactwiththeparolee’svictims,obtainingemployment,andmaintainingrequiredcontactswithaparoleofficer.
d.Rehabilitation:
isthere-integrationintosocietyofaconvictedpersonandthemainobjectiveofmodernpenalpolicy,tocounterhabitualoffending,alsoknownascriminalrecidivism.Alternativestoimprisonmentalsoexist,suchascommunityservice,probationorders,andothersentailingguidanceandaftercaretowardstheoffender.
(2)
Mainpublications:
InfluencingAttitudesandChangingBehavior(2nded.).Reading,MA:
AddisonWesley.,1977,Psychology(3rdEdition),Reading,MA:
AddisonWesleyPublishingCo.,1999,PsychologyAndLife,17/e,Allyn&BaconPublishing,2005,TheLuciferEffect:
UnderstandingHowGoodPeopleTurnEvil,RandomHouse,NewYork,2007
Mainresearchinterests:
socialpsychology,particularlyprisonstudy,socialintensitysyndromestudy(relatedtodischargedsoldiers).
(3)
Nameofexperiment
Descriptionoftheexperiment
Relationoftheexperimentwiththetext
Experimentonobedience
AseriesofsocialpsychologyexperimentsconductedbyYaleUniversitypsychologistStanleyMilgram.Theymeasuredthewillingnessofstudyparticipants,menfromadiverserangeofoccupationswithvaryinglevelsofeducation,toobeyanauthorityfigurewhoinstructedthemtoperformactsconflictingwiththeirpersonalconscience;theexperimentfound,unexpectedly,thataveryhighproportionofpeoplewerepreparedtoobey,albeitunwillingly,evenifapparentlycausingseriousinjuryanddistress.
Closelyrelatedwiththetextsincetheyareallabouttheeffectofassignedroles.
Small-worldexperiment(sixdegreesofseparation)
Thesmall-worldexperimentcomprisedseveralexperimentsconductedbyStanleyMilgramandotherresearchersexaminingtheaveragepathlengthforsocialnetworksofpeopleintheUnitedStates.Theresearchwasgroundbreakinginthatitsuggestedthathumansocietyisasmall-world-typenetworkcharacterizedbyshortpath-lengths.Theexperimentsareoftenassociatedwiththephrase“sixdegreesofseparation”,althoughMilgramdidnotusethistermhimself.
NotcloselyrelatedwiththetextsincetheexperimentisaboutsocialnetworkingbetweenindividualsintheUnitedStates.
CriticalReading
I.Understandingthetext
1.
Part
Para(s)
Mainidea
I.Anecdoteandintroduction
1-2
Acaseshowingthenecessityforprisonreform
II.Body
3-10(theexperiment)
Theexperimentofamockprisonwithguardsandprisonerswerecarriedoutandhadtoendearlierbecauseofthefrighteningeffect.
III.Findings
11-13(implication)
Individualbehaviorislargelyunderthecontrolofsocialforcesandenvironmentalcontingenciesratherthanpersonalitytraits,character,willpower,orotherempiricallyun-validatedconstructs.
IV.Conclusion
14(effectsofprison)
Theprisonsituationisguaranteedtogenerateseverepathologicalreactionsinbothguardsandprisonersastodebasetheirhumanity,andmakeitdifficultforthemtobepartofasocietyoutsideoftheirprison.
2.
(1)Zimbardousesthespecificexampleofaprisoner’ssituationtopleadforprisonreformandtojustifytheexperimentheconductedaboutthebadeffectofprison.
(2)Theyconductanexperimentabouttheeffectsofprisononbothguardsandprisoners.
(3)Theywanttounderstandwhatitmeanspsychologicallytobeaprisoneroraprisonguard.
(4)The24participantsareselectedrandomlyfromvolunteerstudentsinPaloAltocityandtheywererandomlyassignedrolesofguardsandprisonersinasimulatedprison.
(5)AtStanfordUniversityin1971.
(6)Theexperimenthastobeendedearlierthanplanned.
(7)Becausetheeffectsofprison(abusingandbeingabused)onthosebeingexperimentedarefrightening.
(8)Theresultsshowthatpeopleunderestimatethepowerandpervasivenessofsituationalcontrolsoverbehavior.
(9)Individualbehaviorislargelyunderthecontrolofsocialforcesandenvironmentalcontingenciesratherthanpersonalitytraits,character,willpower,etc.Manypeople,perhapsthemajority,canbemadetodoalmostanythingwhenputintopsychologicallycompellingsituations–regardlessoftheirmorals,ethics,values,attitudes,beliefs,orpersonalconvictions.
II.Evaluationandexploration
(1)
Hypothesis:
thechangeofenvironment(includingchangedroles)affectsone’sbehavior(studentsareputintoamockprisonandassignedoppositeroleswhicharealldifferentfromtheirnormalenvironmentandroleofbeingastudentorcitizen)
Cause:
prisonandassignednewroles(changedenvironment)
Effect:
rationalpeoplewithhumanitywereturnedtoabusersandvictims
Independentvariable:
theparticipantsashumanbeings(thesamehumanbeings)
(Stimulus:
changeofenvironment/roles)
Dependentvariable:
behavior
Theexperimentonthepowerandinfluenceofrolesassignedtoordinaryindividualsisbasicallyvalidandconvincing,andsimilarexperimentsalsoprovethatmostpeople’sbehaviorareinfluencedbythesocialenvironment,particularlythenewrolestheyareassigned.Unfortunately,theexperimentcannotbeconfirmedduetotheethicalconcern(theharmcausedbytheexperimentontheparticipants).Andalso,sincetheparticipantsofasocialexperimentarehumans,theresultmightnotbeexactlythesame(unlikethenaturalscienceexperimentwhichcanberepeatedwithprecisionandsameresult).
(2)
Similarities:
thetwoexperimentsareallabouttheeffectofassignedrolesandsocialexpectationsonthebehaviorofthehumanbeings.
Differences:
Zimbardo’sexperimentfocusesonthegradualchangeofbehavioronthosewhoareassignednewroles(prisoneffect)whileStanley’sexperimentfocusesonauthority’sinfluenceonindividualsinnormalcircumstances(authorityeffect).
(3)
Poweranditsexecutionarecloselyrelatedwiththeroleassignedtothepower-holder.Themoreimportantrolehe/sheisgiven,themorelikelyhe/sheabusesitiftherearenochecksandbalancesfromotherinstitutions.Itisveryimportanttofightagainstcorruption(incampaignsorthroughlegalmeans),butit’smoreimportanttosetupmechanismtobalancetherolegiventopower-holders.
(4)
Zimbardo’sstatementorconclusionisbasedonhisonlyexperimentabouthumansandtheirenvironmentandcannotberepeatedduetoethicalreasons.Itisreasonabletoarguethatmostpeopleareinfluencedbythe(changeof)environmentandadapttoitquickly,whichmeanspersonal“freedom”isconditioned.However,thereareexceptions,andthisstatementcannotexplainthebehaviorofthoseheroeswhosticktotheirprinciplesunderanycircumstancesandwouldratherdiethansurrendertoenemyorpower.
(5)
Theseexceptionalexamplesaremostlyheroesinextremecircumstancessuchaswarorconditionoflifeanddeath(WenTianxiang,LiuHulan,JohnBrownetc.).Theyhavetochoosebetweenlifeanddeathveryquicklyandsometimestheyactfrominstinct.Thereareotherfactorsthatresultintheseexceptionalcases–theyallhaveverystrongcharacterswhichhavebeenfosteredinhardship;theyalsohaveaverystrongfaithandarereadytodieforthecausetheypursue.
(6)
BesidesthereasonZimbardomentions(psychologicalfactorofself-imageforthedonors),thereareatleasttwomorereasons.Oneisreligiousreason–mostpeopleintheWestareChristianswhobelieveintheteachingsofJesusChristandfeeladutytohelpthepoor(intheformofmaterial,money,ortime).TheotherisrelatedtotheaffluenceoftheWestwherethemajorityofpeoplebecomewell-offenoughtogiveawayafractionoftheirwealthormoneytomaintainsocialstability.(There’realsootherreasonssuchastaxdeductioninsomecountriestoencouragedonation.)
(7)
Simplyput,themeritof“groupthink”isthatitcanmobilizeauniformedcollectiveforcetorealizesomegoalthatindividualsalonecannothopetoaccomplish(throughteamworkandnationalsolidarity).Thedemeritof“groupthink”isthatthegroupleader’sviewmightbeone-sidedandflawed,andthewrongdecisionorpolicybasedonitcouldeasilyleadtomistakesorevendisaster.Otherdemerits:
thissituationmayeasilyresultinthecircumstanceofstrongleader/dictatorvs.obedient/populistfollowers;andinmanycasesthe“truth”isnotnecessaryinthehandsofthemajority.(8)
Clinicaltrialsareexperimentsdoneinclinicalresearch.Suchprospective
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