SOCC03H3 Lecture Notes - Collective Behavior, Moral Panic, Gustave Le Bon
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Outline (due october 2) 5% on submission. 200 words (one page) on any topic that engages the themes of collective behavior: at crime, when no one moves, wartime, moral panic, youtube comments. Does not need to argue for anything. Collective behavior: relatively spontaneous, unstructured, extra-institutional, extra- normative, behavior of a fairly large number of individuals (goode, 17) Often compared to normal behavior that is structured, institutionalized, and conventional, etc. Spontaneity erupts into everyday life in different ways. Despite this definition, most behavior is not strictly normal behavior unless in straightforward examples. A great deal of everyday behavior falls in a grey area. This grey area can tell us things, things about socio-economic forces, media, technology, etc. This is particularly true, and classic ideas of collective behavior are being rewritten, because of technology development within last 5-7 years. It is around a type of consciousness that has changed about space and time.
