Essays on The Bystander Effect
The bystander effect is one of the most interesting issues within social psychology. Many psychologists have theorized why this has become such an issue in a society where the presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation. It has been noted that the greater number of bystanders, the less likely it...
The twenty-eight-year-old Catherine ‘Kitty’ Genovese was murdered and raped on the street in Kew Gardens, New York, in the early morning hours of March 13, 1964. Initially, the incident received little attention until two weeks later, in the New York Times, Martin Gansberg’s famous article, ‘Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder, Didn’t Call the Police,’ was published....
Overcoming Microaggressions and the Bystander Effect in the Workplace For most of my career, I’ve worked as an administrative assistant in one capacity or another. I love helping people and being the “go to” person to make things happen. When I support my team, even in the smallest way, that helps them succeed, then I...
