BBC Prison Study, The

Synopsis
Alex Haslam and Steve Reicher tell the story of the largest field study in social psychology for over 30 years using original illustrative film from the BBC series. The first two sections of the DVD look at how the study was set up, especially the ethical issues, and how the participants adjusted to the stark inequality of their new surroundings. The next section, Conflict and Order, documents the growing social identity of the prisoners, the role of the individual in harnessing group identity, and the breakdown of order leading to the prisoners’ break out. The Rise and Fall of the Commune section shows the development of a new egalitarian system in the prison, its decline and beginnings of a much more authoritarian system. In the final section Haslam and Reicher provide a clear, accessible summary of the three main conclusions that came out of this extraordinary study.

In four additional sections Haslam and Reicher discuss in more detail some of the core things to emerge from the research: Social identity and its implications; The ethics of the study; Their sources of data; Comparisons with the Stanford Prison Study.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2008
Year of production
2008
Subjects
Psychology
Keywords
prisoners; psychology experiments; social psychology

Credits

Contributor
Alex Haslam; Steve Reicher

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
25 minutes
Year
2014

Production Company

Name

Online Classroom

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admin@onlineclassroom.tv
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Phone
0117 929 1924
Fax
0117 930 4345
Address
c/o Classroom Video
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Distributor

Name

Classroom Video

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