Before Kid Nation, there was Robbers Cave

desjardins — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:53:37 -0800

"In the summer of 1954, twenty-two fifth-grade boys were taken out to a campground at Robbers Cave State Park, Oklahoma. [...] Ostensibly it was an unremarkable summer camp. [...] what they had really done for two and a half weeks was unwittingly take part in an elaborate and fascinating psychological experiment." The experiment was conducted by Muzafer Sherif to test the following hypotheses:

(1) When individuals having no established relationships are brought together to interact in group activities with common goals, they produce a group structure with hierarchical statuses and roles within it. (2) If two in-groups thus formed are brought into functional relationship under conditions of competition and group frustration, attitudes and appropriate hostile actions in relation to the out-group and its members will arise and will be standardized and shared in varying degrees by group members.

The results were published in 1961.

Aikido tested in urban combat.

loquacious — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:56:19 -0800

Aikido tested in urban combat. ^{^}

semmi — Sun, 06 Oct 2002 00:02:22 -0800

Conflict resolution: Western and Islamic Mediation approaches.

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Before Kid Nation, there was Robbers Cave

Aikido tested in urban combat.