Group tyranny and the Gunsmoke phenomenon

"James Harvey, professor of management science at George Washington University, attempts to dispel the myth that peer pressure forces people to act against their better judgement. He visits an Abilene of a different era, where the townspeople are bent on hanging a bank robber despite their peace-loving ways, in order to show that fear of isolation, not peer pressure, drives people to behave in groups in ways they never would behave alone, while blaming others for their actions."
"Dr. Jerry B. Harvey dispels the myth that group tyranny, or peer pressure, is a root cause of our actions. Individuals in groups do things they would never do alone, not because of peer pressure, but due to their instinctive fear of isolation from the group."@en
"Dr. Jerry B. Harvey dispels the myth that group tyranny, or peer pressure, is a root cause of our actions. Individuals in groups do things they would never do alone, not because of peer pressure, but due to their instinctive fear of isolation from the group."