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18 Cards in this Set
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Collective behavior?
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activity involving a large number of people that is unplanned, often controversial, and sometimes dangerous.
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collectivity?
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a large number of people whose minimal interaction occurs in the absence of well-defined and conventional norms.
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crowd?
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a temporary gathering of people who share a common focus of attention and who influence one another.
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mob?
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a highly emotional crowd that pursues a violent or destructive goal.
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riot?
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a social eruption that is highly emotional, violent, and undirected.
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mass behavior?
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collective behavior among people spread over a wide geographic area.
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rumor?
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unconfirmed information that people spread informally, often by word of mouth.
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gossip?
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rumor about people's personal affairs.
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public opinion?
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widespread attitudes about controversial issues.
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propaganda?
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information presented with the intention of shaping public opinion.
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fashion?
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a social pattern favored by a large number of people.
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fad?
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an unconventional social pattern that people embrace briefly but enthusiastically.
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panic?
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a form of collective behavior in which people in one place react to at threat or other stimulus with irrational, frantic, and often self-destructive behavior.
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mass hysteria (moral panic)
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a form of dispersed collective behavior in which people react to a real or imagined event with irrational and even frantic fear.
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disaster?
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an event, generally unexpected, that causes extensive harm to people and damage to property.
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social movement?
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an organized activity that encourages or discourages social change.
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claims making?
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the process of trying to convince the public and public officials of the importance of joining a social movement to address a particular issue.
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relative deprivation?
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a perceived disadvantages arising from some specific comparison.
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