The Genovese Case, A Turning Point in Social Psychology

The Genovese case shocked the American public in 1964. In addition, it gave rise to several investigations in the field of social psychology. However, today, there are some aspects of this case that don’t seem to be as true as they appeared to be at the time. Therefore, from what we know today, we’ll review this emblematic case. Even though the facts were chilling, it wasn’t the facts, in themselves, that made this case famous. Actually, it was an article by Martin Ginsburg that appeared in the prestigious newspaper, The New York Times. In his article, Ginsburg wasn’t referring so much…