You as Sociologist, Milgram & Elliott

I am a conflict theorist. Change in general is inevitable, and social change is no different. Competition keeps people wanting to excel and be above others. As long as there are haves and have nots, there will be motivation for people to do better. The world needs motivated people to progress. If everyone had the same mindset, there would be no change, no improvement, and no definitely no excelling. 

I try to see all sides of a situation, and I appreciate strength and competition. If a person knew they'd win every game they'd play without effort, they would never work on getting better. They would fade away in a sense of importance and self motivation. What kind of a life would that lead? With conversations between friends and enemies, I try to be devil's advocate. It keeps conversation going, and it will lead to a solution. 

The Milgram Experiment was shocking. When people discuss what they would do in a situation, it is completely different from their actual actions. No one would ever want to believe they would obey authority enough to a point that they'd harm others, but sometimes a person has no control over their fear. Some people are strong and confident enough to defy authority, but most are so obedient that they will go against their conscience and morals. Sometimes people do not have enough nerve to go against people that they think are looking for the betterment of humanity.

I think Jane Elliott's "Eye of the Storm" experiment would be just as successful today. Children are children. Their thought process and mentality has not changed much since those times. I do think their unintentional ignorance would lead to the success of this experiment if it were done in present day. Elliot's experiment was a perfect one to teach and raise awareness about prejudice, bias, bullying, and intimidation, but a "What Would You Do?" type of scenario would help as well. Staging an actual bullying scene and putting children into the scenario to see their reactions and actions would be a perfect way to right their wrongs and teach them about these non-dissmissable topics.