SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: 2011 England Riots, Gustave Le Bon, Collective Behavior
13 May 2016
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March 31, 2016 dimensions, contagion theory, crowd myths, convergence theory, emergent norm theory, historical evidence for/against crowd theories, underlying causes of collective behaviour, empirical studies of riots. In this summer there were incidents, of normal people rioting and they caused a lot of fire damage and looted stores. There is the idea of the angry mob. Lecture outline people join in a group and feelings of personal responsibility disappear. Collective behavior is two or more persons engaged in behavior judged common or concerted on one or more dimensions. Can be very diverse in its forms, varies across a spatial dimension. 3 dimensions of collective behaviour: spatial - series of crowds that form over a geographical space. Crowds are temporary gatherings of people in close physical proximity, engaging in a joint activity. They are often marked by high levels of emotion. dissipate and end. Crowd psychology: why they start, how they function, also studies how they.
