SOC 3750 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gustave Le Bon, Herd Mentality, Collective Unconscious
10 Apr 2013
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If don"t comply could be arrested: provincial offence punishable by max 100$ fine or 2 months prison. Controversy: mainly b/c they did not report these powers to the public. Gustave le bon (1895: anonymity makes them leave their identity and therefore capable of doing things they normally wouldn"t do, get caught up in emotions of the crowd so behave abnormally. Collective unconscious or group mind mob mentality. Crowd bad can easily lead the mad. Instigators who rile ppl up: problems w his theorizing. Rosie & gorringe (2009: g20 london, way framed important for public approval or disapproval. Protestors (dangerous & criminal: police will see them same way will react accordingly. Presence of reporters: police less likely to engage in behaviours considered misconduct, more open to others also recording/filming. Some incidents fail to ignite but some explode into riots etc, explain what causes crowd behaviour to explode. Riots in england & wales the focus.
