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The article focuses on American social psychologist, Muzafer Sherif, who provides historical details of two Oklahoma based boys group Rattlers and Eagles and their life in Robbers Cave State Park, Oklahoma. Topics discussed include economic issues during the Great Depression, others social issues include fascism, racial prejudice and anti-Semitism, and the book on social engineering, "The Robbers Cave Experiment: Intergroup conflict and cooperation".

The article discusses the legitimacy and legality of experiments that have been conducted in the past which includes the Robbers Cave experiment.

The article discusses Australian psychologist and writer Gina Perry's research on individuals included in the controversial 1954 Robbers Cave social experiment led by Turkish-American psychologist Muzafer Sherif. Topics include the experiment's focus on group conformity and conflict theory, Sherif's failure to consider psychological harm regarding the participants, and publication of Perry's book regarding the boys involved in the experiment titled "The Lost Boys."