Obedience is a basic part in the structure of society, and its destructiveness has been questioned throughout time. Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment to test the destructiveness of obedience; however, Diana Baumrind discredits Milgram and criticizes his experiments in her article “Review of Stanley Milgram’s Experiments on Obedience.” Baumrind’s commentary discusses how Milgram’s experiments could not make a difference in society claiming that the subjects experienced emotional harm and the procedures were …showed first 75 words of 814 total…

…showed last 75 words of 814 total…s tests could not have accurately represented society. Little scientific knowledge was gained due to the setting and the negative effects experienced by the subjects. Baumrind’s findings discredit Milgram and imply that society and science were not changed. The only thing that the experiment changed was the subjects attitude towards authority. Baumrind reveals that even though the destructiveness of obedience has always been questioned, experiments such as Milgram’s would never find the answer.