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The foundation of the uncertainty reduction theory stems from the information theory, originated by Claude E. Shannon and Warren Weaver. [2] Shannon and Weaver suggests, when people interact initially, uncertainties exist especially when the probability for alternatives in a situation is high and the probability of them occurring is equally high. [6]
A familiar stranger is a stranger who is nonetheless recognized by another from regularly sharing a common physical space such as a street or bus stop, but with whom one does not interact. First identified by Stanley Milgram in the 1972 paper The Familiar Stranger: An Aspect of Urban Anonymity , [ 1 ] it has become an increasingly popular topic ...
Image credits: werenotreallystrangers "We're Not Really Strangers" is the creation of photographer-turned-model Koreen Odiney. She calls photography her first love, but modeling helped her feel ...
Judith Kleinfeld argues [8] that Milgram's study suffers from selection and non-response bias due to the way participants were recruited and high non-completion rates. First, the "starters" were not chosen at random, as they were recruited through an advertisement that specifically sought people who considered themselves well-connected.
[3] [4] Simmel's conceptualization of social distance was represented in his writings about a hypothetical stranger that was simultaneously near and far from contact with his social group. [3] [5] Simmel's lectures on the topic were attended by Robert Park, [6] [5] who later extended Simmel's ideas to the study of relations across racial/ethnic ...
Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello discuss the origins of their filthy, irreverent cult comedy 'Strangers With Candy,' which premiered in 1999.
The subjects of Milgram experiments were assured in advance that no permanent physical damage would result from their actions. However, the Holocaust perpetrators were fully aware of their hands-on killing and maiming of the victims. The laboratory subjects themselves did not know their victims and were not motivated by racism or other biases.
Charles Moss, Associate Editor Best “The Power of Love,” Huey Lewis and the News. Picture this: It’s 1985 and you’re in a darkened movie theater watching Back to the Future.Marty’s on ...