This take on the horrible story about child abuse at UPenn troubled me, since the story of the coach who observed the little boy being raped in the shower is NOT a very good example of "bystander apathy." It doesn't really fit what we know about bystander apathy, particularly the most important concept: that the more people there are, the less likely one will step forward. With only *one* observer, it's more likely that that one person will feel responsible.
Of course there are other parts to the "bystander effect," and "lack of knowledge" might loosely fit here - that is, Coach McQueary may have been a little unsure what he should do, but that doesn't really seem relevant either. But I hate to see this story dubbed an example of the bystander effect. http://healthland.time.com/2011/11/11/bystander-psychology-why-some-witnesses-to-crime-do-nothing/?xid=gonewsedit Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14178 or send a blank email to leave-14178-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
