Social Influences on Behaviour: Sites to Visit 
A Street Guide to Gang Identity - Check this one
out but your don't need to discuss it
This site was developed by Dr. Janet Hethorn, a researcher from the Department
of Environmental Design at the University of California Davis. 
Select one of the visual factors that denote gang identity. How might
the adoption of gang symbols affect an individual's behaviour? In what
other types of organizations might we see similar effects of deindividuation?
Discuss a recent high-profile incident involving Canadians that illustrates
this phenomenon. 
Prisoner's Dilemma
Complete this Psychology in Focus module that accompanies Gray.
Social psychologists use social-dilemma games like the Prisoner's Dilemma
to study cooperation in the lab. Reflect on how you completed the
first game. Did you play the game like you would behave in real-life
cooperative situations? Do you think research based on this laboratory
game can be generalized to real life? Why or why not?
Some other interesting sites you may want to check out... 
Baby Think It Over
Increasingly, technology is being used to influence people's behaviour.
This site describes the Baby Think It Over educational program aimed at
teenage attitudes about pregnancy and parenthood. Teens can buy a simulated
infant, even a crack-addicted baby, to "try out" parenthood.
Milgram Experiments
This site has a sound file from a video of the Milgram experiments
described in your text. It also has some resources for more information
on these experiments. The introductory text is a bit superficial, but the
sound bites are interesting and the other resources are rich with examples
of obedience.
Gray Website
Pull down to Chapter 14 to review concepts for this topic.
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