Ch6 Socioly Book Midterm

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when does an aggregate become a collective

Back 1

when the individuals act in unison

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contagion theory

Back 2

-explains crowd behavior as an infection that spreads through the mass and is so contagious that the crowd develops a sort of "collective mind"

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convergence theory

Back 3

views the development and action of a crowd as rational--a number of like minded individuals who have the same interest and goals share a common area that leads to crown action.

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emergent norm theory

Back 4

argues that it is neither emotion nor a common focus but normlessness that causes crowd solidarity....(normlessness- means that no one knows how to behave or what it is that they should)

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aggregation

Back 5

a minimally ordered, more or less spontaneous collective that last for only a brief time

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crazes

Back 6

dispersed social activities further characterized by a strong commitment to either a fad or fashion

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fad

Back 7

are widely adopted new forms of activity

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fashions

Back 8

are the current styles of dress, appearance, conduct and manner.

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panics

Back 9

are defines as a state of alarm and the spread of uncontrollable fear as a crowd perceives danger and reacts

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mass hysteria

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is a widespread, dispersed social activity characterized by uncontrollable fear and reaction from a perceived threat