Sometimes things happen in the world that sound quite absurd at first glance. Early 60s reported that U.S. police about a case that shook people deeply.
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In a narrow alley in New York a woman named Kitty Genovese victim of a murder case . The shocking thing: the murder did not happen in a remote place, but between residential blocks with more than 40 residents. The attack was not sudden, but lasted about 45 minutes. 38 inhabitants admitted later that they were rushed to the window, as they had heard cries for help the woman. And yet no one took the effort to help her, not even a single phone call reached the police.
weeks completed this murder case, New York newspaper. Most of the journalists agreed that living in a city the inhabitants dehumanized and that life leads to a lack of compassion. But what is the Helpfulness real reason that people had in the apartment building deaf ears to the cries for help?
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fact, the helpfulness in small towns as opposed to large cities has been found to be higher . That is not to the people who live there, but in the immediate vicinity. Urban people are constantly inundated with stimuli and withdraw more.
This is not the only reason why the residents have not intervened. up For a person to help ensure a number of factors must be met . Social psychologists have developed a flow chart showing the five steps to provide assistance:
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- The emergency must be noted
can actually trivial things, such as the Haste with which you are, cause you to an emergency passes and did not notice him. Two researchers have set up an experiment set in motion by theology students have exposed an emergency situation. In a lecture students were asked to change the building in which to find the next lecture instead. One group of students were told they were too late and should hurry up, the other group was told they had no reason to hurry and they could take their time.
On the way to the other building was a man coughing and groaning crouched together, both groups had in the past. What happened next? The students had time she stopped and helped (63%), but they were in a hurry, so did in fact are only 10%.
- The event must be interpreted as an emergency
noted, even if people that someone is next to the entrance on the ground, so not everyone will want to help. But this must necessarily be a disaster? Situations can indeed be seen also ambiguous: Perhaps the man lying on the ground even one alcoholic who ausschläft his noise on the floor? From the lack of concern results in a state of pluralistic ignorance, because other viewers do not seem affected. take
- responsibility
That sounds contradictory, but it is true: the more people notice the emergency, the less intervention. Social psychologists call this phenomenon of "diffusion of responsibility": the awareness, responsibility to pay for help, takes every audience from the more stronger, more viewers noticed the emergency. Why would you risk his life, even if other people are there who can help? Probably participated in the neighbors of Kitty Genovese that someone had already called the police. The dilemma here was that every single thought, that it is the responsibility of the other neighbors to call the police.
- Adequate assistance know
Even when you have gone so far as to take responsibility, be a further requirement to be met. The helper has to decide what kind of help is appropriate. The man lying on the floor - which he has suffered? Did he have a heart attack? If he is overthrown? If you do not know how to help is to act can not, of course.
- decide whether assistance should be provided
Finally, there has yet to overcome, even to interfere. Perhaps fear of helping to put his foot or the risk of being injured himself and is far too large.
Only when all these conditions are met, will help ...
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