Legitimacy of authority: AO3

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    Cards (2)

    • Strength: Explains cultural differences
      What? Useful account of cultural differences in obedience
      Who? Kilham and Mann VS Mantell - Australians less likely to obey then Germans
      Why? Authority is more likely to be accepted as legitimate in some cultures
    • Limitation: Cannot explain all (dis)obedience
      What? Cannot explain disobedience in a hierarchy where legitimacy of authority is accepted
      Who? Rank and Jacobson - Nurses disobedient despite being in hierarchal authority structure
      Why? Some more/less obedient than others - innate tendencies