Contents // Preface xi Acknowledgments xv // The Dilemma of Obedience 1 Method of Inquiry 13 // Expected Behavior 27 // Closeness of the Victim 32 Individuals Confront Authority Further Variations and Controls Individuals Confront Authority II Role Permutations 89 Group Effects 113 Why Obedience?—An Analysis // 11. The Process of Obedience: Applying the Analysis to the // Experiment 135 // 12. Strain and Disobedience 153 // 13. An Alternative Theory: Is Aggression the Key? 165 // 14. Problems of Method 169 // 15. Epilogue 179 // Appendix I : Problems of Ethics in Research 193 Appendix II: Patterns Among Individuals 203 // Notes 206 References 213 Index 219 // vii