xiii, 382 pages : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-367) and index

1. The My Lai massacre: a military crime of obedience -- 2. The scope of crimes of obedience: recent cases, persistent issues -- 3. The duty to obey and the duty to disobey -- 4. The structure of authority -- 5. the dynamics of authority -- 6. Challenging authority -- 7. Attitudes and norms about obedience: public reactions to the My Lai massacre -- 8. Responsibility in authority situations -- 9. Assigning responsibility for a crime of obedience: public reactions to the Calley trial -- 10. Assertion and denial of responsibility: the generality of reactions to crimes of obedience -- 11. Individual differences in conceptions of authority and responsibility -- 12. Rules, roles, and values: three orientations to authority -- 13. On breaking the habit of unquestioning obedience -- Appendix A. Information about and interest in the Calley trial: findings from the 1971 survey -- Appendix B. Differences between the 1971 and 1976 survey populations

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