Based on the murder of a young woman in New York where 38 neighbours refused to intervene. Records experiments in social psychology showing factors that lead to bystander apathy.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011877
Language
English
Subject categories
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Murder
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social norms
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social psychology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social values
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Apathy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behaviorism (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Social psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)