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Your neighbour's son: A film review with a commentary on psychosocial processes in the making of a torturer

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How ordinary young men can become unquestioning torturers is the subject of the film 'Your neighbour's son', reviewed here. The indoctrination of selected Greek military recruits during the junta years (1967-1974) was designed to turn them into torturers by subjecting them to sustained brutalization. The process of indoctrination and its post-junta outcome is documented through interviews with several recruits, who offer evidence of how their world views were shaped to accept extreme obedience to authority.

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  • Allodi, F., 1988. "Your neighbour's son: A film review with a commentary on psychosocial processes in the making of a torturer," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 26(11), pages 1173-1174, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:26:y:1988:i:11:p:1173-1174
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