When will people help?

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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Credits

production company

Vision Associates

Duration

00:25:02:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011877

Language

English

Subject categories

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Murder

Documentary

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1976

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