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25 Cards in this Set
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Collective behavior |
Activity involving a large number of people that is unplanned, often controversial, and sometimes dangerous |
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Collectivity |
A large number of people whose minimal interaction occurs in the absence of well-defines and conventional norms |
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Crowd |
A temporary gathering of people who share a common focus of attention and who influence one another |
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Mob |
A highly emotional crowd that pursues violent or destructive goal |
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Riot |
A social eruption that is highly emotional, violent, and undirected |
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Mass behavior |
Collective behavior among people spread over a wide geographic area |
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Rumor |
Unconfirmed information that people spread informally, often by word of mouth |
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Gossip |
Rumor about people's personal affairs |
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Public opinion |
Widespread attitudes about controversial issues |
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Propaganda |
Information presented with the intention of shaping public opinion |
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Fashion |
A social pattern favored by a large number of people |
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Fashion |
A social pattern favored by a large number of people |
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Fad |
An unconventional social pattern that people embrace briefly but enthusically |
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Fashion |
A social pattern favored by a large number of people |
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Fad |
An unconventional social pattern that people embrace briefly but enthusically |
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Panic |
A form of collective behavior in which people in one place react to a threat or other stimulus with irrational, frantic, and often self-destructive behavior |
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Mass hysteria (moral panic) |
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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Mass hysteria (moral panic) |
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 |
An event, generally unexpected, that caused extensive harm to people and damage to propert |
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Social movement |
An organized activity that encourages or discourages social change |
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Social movement |
An organized activity that encourages or discourages social change |
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Claims making |
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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Social movement |
An organized activity that encourages or discourages social change |
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Claims making |
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 |
A perceived disadvantage arising from some specific comparison |
