The wave : [a novel] / Todd Strasser.

Author/creator Strasser, Todd
Format Book
Publication InfoCarmel, Calif. : Hampton-Brown, ©1981.
Description189 pages ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Social psychology--Juvenile fiction.
Group psychotherapy--Juvenile fiction.
Social psychology--Fiction.
Group psychotherapy--Fiction.
Social control--Fiction.
Social pressure--Fiction.
Group identity--Fiction.

SeriesThe exchange
Exchange (Hampton-Brown) UNAUTHORIZED
Abstract When history teacher Ben Ross starts a classroom experiment, with the intention of showing students the processes behind social control in Nazi Germany, things get out of hand and the power of group pressure becomes a frightening reality.
General note"The classroom experiment that went too far"--Cover.
General note"The wave is based on a true incident that occurred in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969"--Foreword.
ISBN9780736231855
ISBN0736231854