To demonstrate the power of our statuses over our behavior, look at Milgram's Obedience Study Why did the study participants continue to administer electric shocks? What would you have done? A study conducted 50 years later, demonstrated similar results to the original study. Zimbardo's Prison Study also demonstrates how quickly we can adopt the roles of a status we have never occupied (prisoner/guard). How did the prisoners know how to be prisoners? What behaviors (roles) did the prisoners exhibit? The guards? How does religion influence family dynamics? Compare and contrast the religions regarding their perspective on gender roles. What surprised you