Bystander Effect

Sexual crimes, PUA, financial fraud, school bullying, even murder... When it comes to vicious events, we often feel that they are far away from us. Because we are good people who abide by the law, But is crime always the fault of bad people? It's easy to blame bad people for bad behavior, but sometimes good people do bad things, too. Author Katherine Sanderson, a social psychologist who has conducted groundbreaking research on student behavior on college campuses, draws on cutting-edge research in psychology and neuroscience to demonstrate from a social psychology perspective the many ways in which our faulty assumptions about what others think can paralyze us. It turns out that moral courage is not something we are born with. But you can train yourself to stand up for what you believe in, and even small actions can make a huge difference. Inspiring and potentially life-changing, Why We Act reveals that while the urge to do nothing runs deep, even the most hesitant bystander can learn to become a moral vanguard. Your little effort can help others survive.