Sociology Chapter 23

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Collective behavior

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is activity involving a large number of people, often spontaneous, and sometimes controversial.

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Collectivity

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is 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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is 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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is a highly emotional crowd that pursues a violent or destructive goal.

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Riot

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is a social eruption that is highly emotional, violent, and undirected.

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Mass behavior

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is collective behavior among people dispersed over a wide geographic area.

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Rumor

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is unsubstantiated information people spread informally, often by word of mouth.

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Gossip

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is a rumor about people's personal affairs.

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Public opinion

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is widespread attitudes about controversial issues.

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Propaganda

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is information presented with the intention of shaping public opinion.

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Panic

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is a form of localized collective behavior by which people react to a threat or other stimulus with irrational, frantic, and often self-destructive behavior.

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Mass hysteria or moral panic

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is a form of dispersed collective behavior by which people react to a real or imagined event with irrational and even frantic fear.

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Fashion

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is a social pattern favored by a large number of people.

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Fads

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are unconventional social patterns that people embrace briefly but enthusiastically.

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Social movement

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is an organized activity that encourages or discourages social change.

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Relative deprivation

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is a perceived disadvantage arising from some specific comparison.

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Claims making

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is the process of trying to convince the public and public officials of the importance of joining a social movement to address a particular issue.