Genocide Exam I Study Guide

• Know the statistics concerning genocide, war, and refugees during the 20th century

• Define Rummel's basic terms and know generally the history of democide prior to the 20th century.

• Apply the above concept and its impact on individuals/cultures.

• Discuss Fein's definition of genocide.

• Describe and discuss Woolf and Hulsizer's psychosocial model of genocide.

• Discuss the cultural preconditions commonly associated with cultures at risk for genocide and mass violence.

• Discuss the impact of situational factors including crisis and authoritarian governments in the promotion of mass violence and genocide.
  Be sure to include all of the features associated with each and the impact that they have on individuals and groups.

• Discuss the social psychological factors associated with mass violence and genocide including social influence, social relations, and social cognitive factors.

• Outline and discuss the steps along the path to mass violence and genocide and corresponding psychological factors.

• Discuss the role of bystanders in relation to mass violence and genocide.

• Describe and discuss the research related to all of the above as presented in the Woolf and Hulsizer article.

• Discuss and describe Elliot's demonstration of prejudice development in children (blue/brown eyes)

• Discuss and describe Milgram's obedience study.

• Discuss and describe Zimbardo's prison study.

• Explain social role theory and relate it to perpetrator behavior as well as the Zimbardo study.

• Discuss and describe Asch's conformity study.

• Discuss and provide an example of "moral exclusion".

• Discuss the "magnitude gap" that exists between perpetrators and victims.
  Explain the four factors involved in the magnitude gap.

• Discuss the social circumstances and factors that may lead to nationalism as described by Kecmanovic.

• Describe the political climate in the Ottoman Empire prior to World War I

• Describe life for the Armenians and other minority groups in the Ottoman Empire prior to World War I

• Discuss the role of World War I in the development of the Armenian genocide

• Describe the stages of genocide organized against the Armenians and the rationale for these steps