Don't get wrapped up in theoretical details. This is what I will grade for. The Milgram experiments are a powerful argument that a situation can be created using culturally available symbols of authority. Even in the absence of actual coercive power, such symbols can be used to control individuals, and make them obey authority. Experiment conducted in 1962 to verify that some cultures were more obedient than others.
German culture creates more obedience than American.
First part of the experiment is what is described. Show Movie .