Friday, December 11, 2009

What Would You Do?

(blog 6)
I remember watching a feature on ABC Primetime awhile back called "What Would You Do?" It is a show in which hidden camera are set up while actors set up scenarios to see how people react.

Here is one particular scene that I remember, which reminds me of the discussions we have had about bystander intervention in emergencies. In this clip, an interracial couple is seen in a public park and the man is verbally abusing the woman. It looks as though he could get physical, and the woman looks scared and helpless. It is interesting to see how bystanders react:



I find it interesting that more women stopped to help the victim and stand up to the man. In class we learned that men are likely to stop to help a woman in need. However, I think that in this situation, women will put themselves in the victim's shoes and realize that they need help, while men might not think it's as big of a deal. Another reason that men may have not stopped is because they didn't want to start a fight with the angry man. I think that a man is more likely to help a woman in an emergency if there isn't another man involved.

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