Reading List

Reading List

How do people respond to direct orders from their superiors whether they are morally correct or not? Is changing social status a large motivator?

Subject Terms:
Morality
Education
Social Status
Ethics
Direct Orders
Superiors
Direct responses to orders
Social status changes in America

Brigley, Stephen. "Teach ethics." Education for Primary Care 17.5 (2006): 511-515. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.
The main focus of this article is regarding on the job ethical training of doctors in Great Britain. I thought it would be interesting to compare some of the teaching techniques to those found in the U.S. The article will also be beneficial in describing how individuals are challenged by ethically situations and have to depend on individual values.

Garrod, Andrew. Approaches to Moral Development: New Research and Emerging Themes. New York: Teachers College, 1993. Print.
Focuses on moral development of adolescent, young adults and college students. This information can be used to explain how people morals are formed and developed.

Hall, Mimi, and Richard Wolf. "Executive Orders Are Tradition." USA Today 17 Nov. 2008, News sec.: 6a. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 April 2010.
This article describes the executive orders that Barack Obama could have made when he took office as President. This information can be used to describe the ultimate superior’s roles and showcase how quickly orders can be given once authority positions are earned.

Kaminski, Gary E. "Orders Don't Absolve Abusive Soldiers." USA Today 12 May 2004, News sec.: 11a. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 April 2010.

This article is based on the idea of human rights being abused from orders being followed. This information can be used as examples of, when it is acceptable to disobey orders and realize the negative impact of obeying the command.

Labich, Kenneth, and Ann Sample. "CLASS IN AMERICA." Fortune 129.3 (1994): 114-126. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.
This article gives an overview on the class structure in America and explains how individuals are confused as to where they fit in. I could use this information to explain how social statuses quickly change and how people try to identify themselves in society. I am looking to find a more current article on the same topic.

Milgram, Stanley. "Behavorial Study of Obedience." The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology 4th ser. 67.Oct (1963): 371-78. Print.
This is a laboratory learning study of negative obedience; I thought it would be useful to describe initial actions produced from orders given. This information could also help to explain the thought process that individuals go through when they are given an order to conduct. Will use observations as a primary source.

Moten, Matthew. The Army Officers' Professional Ethic: Past, Present, and Future. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2010. Print.
Current material with subject matters of military ethics and leadership; explaining how they have developed throughout time. I would use this information to compare past and present changes.

The Three R's - and Character." Christian Science Monitor 20 Oct. 2000: 10. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.
The article focuses on the need to teach ethics to students in the United States. The article includes results from a survey conducted called ‘Report Card of the Ethics of American Youth,’ that I plan to use as a primary source.

Wringe, Colin. Moral Education Beyond the Teaching of Right and Wrong. Dordrecht: Springer, 2006. Print.
Discusses the teaching of morality in terms of religion, family life, and sex. This information can be used to explain how people morals are formed and developed.

www.wikipedia.org. Web. 13 Apr. 2010. .
This website will help to explain the Milgram experiment. The site also provides other experimental variations and replications that have also been conducted.